Faristenia ussuriella

Faristenia ussuriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Faristenia
Species: F. ussuriella
Binomial name
Faristenia ussuriella
Ponomarenko, 1991

Faristenia ussuriella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with a well-developed costal patch and with several dark fuscous streaks near the base, along the antemdial fascia and below the costal patch. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

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