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Faristenia ussuriella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Faristenia

Faristenia ussuriella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East and Korea.

The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with a well-developed costal patch and with several dark fuscous streaks near the base, along the antemdial fascia and below the costal patch. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

References

Faristenia ussuriella Wikipedia