Helcystogramma rufescens

Orange Crest, a reference photo
Photo: Ilia Ustyantsev · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Helcystogramma rufescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orange Crest being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gelechiidae
Species
Helcystogramma rufescens

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