Faristenia acerella
Faristenia acerella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Faristenia |
Species: | F. acerella
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Binomial name | |
Faristenia acerella Ponomarenko, 1991
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Faristenia acerella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in the Russian Far East and Korea.[2]
The wingspan is 13.5-14.5 mm. The forewings are brownish grey with a dark fuscous scale tuft at one-third below the cell. There is also a large costal patch near the middle, a small one before the middle, as well as two to three small ones beyond it.[3]
The larvae feed on Acer ginnala.
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Faristenia at funet
- ^ Insecta koreana 10 : 35 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Faristenia
- Moths described in 1991
- Chelariini stubs