Faristenia polemica

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Faristenia polemica
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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

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. The species can be separated from its close relatives by the well-developed, large, trapezoidal median costal patch. [3]

The larvae feed on Michelia champaca .

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References

  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