''Anarsia acaciae'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

, Algeria, Israel and south-western Arabia. The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are hoary greyish with numerous short longitudinal streaks of greyish fuscous intermixed with lighter and darker shades of the ground colour. The hindwings are shining, somewhat iridescent, bluish grey. The larvae feed within the seedpods of '' Acacia edgworthii'' and ''

Acacia farnesiana ''Vachellia farnesiana'', also known as ''Acacia farnesiana'', and previously ''Mimosa farnesiana'', commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are use ...

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Moths described in 1896 acaciae Moths of the Arabian Peninsula Moths of Africa Moths of the Middle East {{Anacampsinae-stub