Faristenia nakatanii is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyus).[2]

Faristenia nakatanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Faristenia
Species:
F. nakatanii
Binomial name
Faristenia nakatanii
Ueda, 2012

The larvae feed on Distylium racemosum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Faristenia at funet
  3. ^ Ueda, T. (2012). "Additional two new species of the genus Faristenia Ponomarenko (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 63 (2): 65–69. doi:10.18984/lepid.63.2_65.