Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Faristenia | |
Faristenia acerella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East and Korea.
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.
The larvae feed on Acer ginnala.
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