Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Faristenia | |
Faristenia polemica is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in India (Bengal) and Thailand.
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.
The larvae feed on Michelia champaca.
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