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 | |
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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.
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Faristenia at funet
- ↑ Species Diversity 4 : 334
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