Anarsia spartiella

Anarsia spartiella
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 Wanstead Grey (Anarsia spartiella) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. 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

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
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