Faristenia omelkoi

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]

Faristenia omelkoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Faristenia
Species:
F. omelkoi
Binomial name
Faristenia omelkoi
Ponomarenko, 1991
Synonyms
  • Faristenia nigriella Park, 1993

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
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. Faristenia at funet
  3. Insecta Koreana, 17(3): (181-192)
  4. Insecta koreana 10 : 35 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine


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