Faristenia polemica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in India (Bengal) and Thailand.[2]

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

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Michelia champaca.

References

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  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