Anarsia spartiella

Wanstead grey
	Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Anarsia
Species:	A. spartiella
Binomial name
	Anarsia spartiella; (Schrank, 1802)
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 ;

Anarsia spartiella, the Wanstead grey, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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.

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