Faristenia polemica

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

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

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.

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


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