Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Faristenia | |
Faristenia omelkoi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan (Honshu) and Taiwan.
The wingspan is 13-13.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous with several yellowish white patches before and beyond a dark fuscous central costal patch. There are also several irregularly scattered dark streaks. The hindwings are pale grey.
The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.
References
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