Faristenia ussuriella

Faristenia ussuriella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East and Korea.[2]

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

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with a well-developed costal patch and with several dark fuscous streaks near the base, along the antemdial fascia and below the costal patch. The hindwings are pale 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.
  2. Faristenia at funet
  3. Insecta koreana 10 : 35 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine


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