Faristenia acerella
| Faristenia acerella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Faristenia |
| Species: | F. acerella |
| Binomial name | |
| Faristenia acerella Ponomarenko, 1991 | |
Faristenia acerella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East and Korea.[2]
The wingspan is 13.5-14.5 mm. The forewings are brownish grey with a dark fuscous scale tuft at one-third below the cell. There is also a large costal patch near the middle, a small one before the middle, as well as two to three small ones beyond it.[3]
The larvae feed on Acer ginnala.
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Faristenia at funet
- ↑ Insecta koreana 10 : 35
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