Irish moths

Anarsia spartiella

Family: Gelechiidae        Sub-family: Gelechiinae 

856     *     Anarsia spartiella



Wingspan: 12-15mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Often coastal

Larvae feed in spun shoots of Gorse, Broom and Dyer's Greenwood



Anarsia spartiella


Anarsia spartiella

Anarsia spartiella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011

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