Faristenia polemica

Faristenia polemica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Faristenia
Species: F. polemica
Binomial name
Faristenia polemica
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria polemica Meyrick, 1935
  • Hypatima polemica

Faristenia polemica is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in India (Bengal) and Thailand.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The species can be separated from its close relatives by the well-developed, large, trapezoidal median costal patch.[3]

The larvae feed on Michelia campaca.

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