Faristenia mukurossivora explained

Faristenia mukurossivora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu).^[2]

The length of the forewings is 6.2-6.8 mm for males and 6.5-7.4 mm for females. The forewings are dark brownish grey with dense whitish grey irroration and with scattered blackish scales. There are five fuscous marks on the costa, a large, obscure fuscous mark on the cell and blackish small dots near the apex. The hindwings are pale brownish grey, scattered with ochreous.^[3]

The larvae feed on Sapindus mukurossi.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London . 2015-06-03.
2. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anacampsinae/faristenia/ Faristenia at funet
3. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/els/110007630878.pdf?id=ART0009450329&type=pdf&lang=en&host=cinii&order_no=&ppv_type=0&lang_sw=&no=1435925182&cp= Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 51 (2) : 122