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Faristenia polemica

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Species of moth

Faristenia polemica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Faristenia
Species: F. polemica
Binomial name
Faristenia polemica
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria polemica Meyrick, 1935
  • Hypatima polemica

Faristenia polemica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India (Bengal) and Thailand.

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm.

The larvae feed on Michelia champaca.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hypatima polemica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Faristenia at funet
  3. Species Diversity 4 : 334
Taxon identifiers
Faristenia polemica


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