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Anarsia spartiella, the Wanstead grey, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe.

Wanstead grey
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Anarsia
Species:	A. spartiella
Binomial name
Anarsia spartiella (Schrank, 1802)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea spartiella Schrank, 1802 Anarsia acutiloba Real, 1994 Anarsia genistae Stainton, 1854 Anarsia krausei Real, 1994 Anarsia lhommeella Real, 1994 Anarsia pseudospartiella Real, 1994 Anarsia pseuspartiella Real, 1994 Anarsia ragonotella Real, 1994 Aplota robertsonella Curtis, 1837 Anarsia ungemachi Real, 1994

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, finely irrorated with fuscous, often with some black scales, occasionally much suffused with dark fuscous ; several short oblique dark fuscous costal marks, one in middle largest ; stigmata sometimes indicated by black dashes ; often a black terminal spot below apex. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is dark brown ; head and plate of 2 black [2]

Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Ulex and Cytisus species, as well as Genista tinctoria. They spin the shoots of their host plant and feed within.

References

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External links

• UK Moths

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