Jump to content

Faristenia quercivora

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dawynn (talk | contribs) at 11:55, 6 August 2016 (→References: stub tagging using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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

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

The wingspan is 13.5-17 mm. The forewings are pale brownish grey, speckled with creamy white scales and with several irregularly scattered dark fuscous streaks. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

References

  1. ^ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Faristenia at funet
  3. ^ Insecta koreana 10 : 34

This article on a moth of the tribe Chelariini is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faristenia_quercivora&oldid=733240592"