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Parastenolechia superba

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parastenolechia

Parastenolechia superba is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Korea and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are nearly identical to Parastenolechia issikiella.

The larvae feed on the young shoots of Quercus mongolicae.

References

Parastenolechia superba Wikipedia