Faristenia omelkoi
Faristenia omelkoi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan (Honshu)[2] and Taiwan.[3]
| Faristenia omelkoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Faristenia |
| Species: | F. omelkoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Faristenia omelkoi Ponomarenko, 1991 | |
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The wingspan is 13-13.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous with several yellowish white patches before and beyond a dark fuscous central costal patch. There are also several irregularly scattered dark streaks. The hindwings are pale grey.[4]
The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.
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
- Insecta Koreana, 17(3): (181-192)
- Insecta koreana 10 : 35 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
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