Parastenolechia superba explained

Parastenolechia superba is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Korea and the Russian Far East.^[1]

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

The larvae feed on the young shoots of Quercus mongolicae.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/parachronistis/ Parachronistis at funet
2. http://www.koreascience.or.kr/search/articlepdf_ocean.jsp?url=http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/entomo/OOGCBV/1993/v32n2/OOGCBV_1993_v32n2_184.pdf&admNo=OOGCBV_1993_v32n2_184 Genera Parastenolechi Kanazawa and Laris Omelko(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Korea