Anarsia spartiella

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Wanstead grey
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. spartiella
Binomial name
Anarsia spartiella
(Schrank, 1802) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea spartiellaSchrank, 1802
  • Anarsia acutilobaReal, 1994
  • Anarsia genistaeStainton, 1854
  • Anarsia krauseiReal, 1994
  • Anarsia lhommeellaReal, 1994
  • Anarsia pseudospartiellaReal, 1994
  • Anarsia pseuspartiellaReal, 1994
  • Anarsia ragonotellaReal, 1994
  • Aplota robertsonellaCurtis, 1837
  • Anarsia ungemachiReal, 1994

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

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Exemplar from Moscow Oblast, Russia Anarsia spartiella - Wanstead grey (40842522892).jpg
Exemplar from Moscow Oblast, Russia

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.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description

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