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Faristenia furtumella

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Faristenia furtumella
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F. furtumella
Binomial name
Faristenia furtumella
Ponomarenko, 1991

Faristenia furtumella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan (Honshu).[2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are paler than those of related species, the costal patch is trapezoidal and there are irregular short dark fuscous streaks. The hindwings are grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

References

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Faristenia at funet
  3. ^ Insecta koreana 10 : 34 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine