Faristenia polemica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in India (Bengal) and Thailand.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Faristenia |
| Species: | F. polemica
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| Binomial name | |
| Faristenia polemica (Meyrick, 1935)
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The length of the forewings is about 14 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Michelia champaca.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Faristenia at funet
- ^ Species Diversity 4 : 334