Faristenia polemica

Faristenia polemica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Faristenia
Species:	F. polemica
Binomial name
	Faristenia polemica; (Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
	Chelaria polemicaMeyrick, 1935 ; Hypatima polemica;

Last updated May 27, 2025

Faristenia polemica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in India (Bengal) and Thailand.^[2]

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Michelia champaca .

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima polemica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
↑ Faristenia at funet
↑ Species Diversity 4 : 334

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima polemica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Faristenia at funet

[3] Species Diversity 4 : 334

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