Faristenia omelkoi
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Faristenia omelkoi Ponomarenko, 1991
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Faristenia omelkoi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan (Honshu)[2] and Taiwan.[3]
The wingspan is 13-13.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous with several yellowish white patches before and beyond a dark fuscous central costal patch. There are also several irregularly scattered dark streaks. The hindwings are pale grey.[4]
The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.[failed verification]
- ^ Faristenia at funet
- ^ Insecta Koreana, 17(3): (181-192)
- ^ Insecta koreana 10 : 35 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine