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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.

References

  1. ^ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Faristenia at funet
  3. ^ Species Diversity 4 : 334

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