Faristenia tamarinda Bippus, 2020
| FAMILY | Gelechiidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Anacampsinae |
| GENUS | Faristenia |
| SPECIES | tamarinda |
| AUTHOR | Bippus, 2020 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Faristenia tamarinda nov. spec. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Réunion, La Possession, 400 m, 17.i.2020, leg. M. Bippus. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -20°55'37" Longitude: 55°21'45" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, type no 1108638, RMNH; 20 Paratypes ♂, ♀, RMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Bippus M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosm..., Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28:60-100. |
| PAGINATION |
81, 83, figs 91-98, 114
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Réunion | Bippus M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosm..., Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28:60-100. | 83 | |
| Seychelles | Praslin | Bippus M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosm..., Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28:60-100. | 83 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Ulmaceae | Trema orientalis | Réunion | Bippus M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosm..., Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28:60-100. | 83 |
| Fabaceae | Tamarindus indica | Réunion | Bippus M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosm..., Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28:60-100. | 83 |
