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