Faristenia mukurossivora
Faristenia mukurossivora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu).[2]
| Faristenia mukurossivora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Faristenia |
| Species: | F. mukurossivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Faristenia mukurossivora Ueda & Ponomarenko, 2000 | |
The length of the forewings is 6.2-6.8 mm for males and 6.5-7.4 mm for females. The forewings are dark brownish grey with dense whitish grey irroration and with scattered blackish scales. There are five fuscous marks on the costa, a large, obscure fuscous mark on the cell and blackish small dots near the apex. The hindwings are pale brownish grey, scattered with ochreous.[3]
The larvae feed on Sapindus mukurossi.
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- Faristenia at funet
- Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 51 (2) : 122
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