Faristenia quercivora

Faristenia quercivora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan (Honshu).[2]

Faristenia quercivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Faristenia
Species:
F. quercivora
Binomial name
Faristenia quercivora
Ponomarenko, 1991

The wingspan is 13.5–17 mm. The forewings are pale brownish grey, speckled with creamy white scales and with several irregularly scattered dark fuscous streaks. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. Faristenia at funet
  3. Insecta koreana 10 : 34 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine


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