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Brachmia blandella

Synonyms: Brachmia gerronella; Cladodes gerronella; Gelechia gerronella (heterotypic); Tinea blandella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Brachmia blandella, the gorse crest, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Slovenia and Croatia. The habitat consists of woodland margins and heath. The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Ulex europaeus. The species overwinters as a young larva in a slight spinning on the host plant. Pupation takes place in early June.
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Prey / Diet

Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)[1]
Pinus montezumae var. montezumae (Lowland fir)[1]
Ulex europaeus (common gorse)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0