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Altenia modesta

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Species of moth

Altenia modesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Altenia
Species: A. modesta
Binomial name
Altenia modesta
(Danilevsky, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Teleia modesta Danilevsky, 1955

Altenia modesta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Albania, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Algeria.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

The larvae feed on Pistacia vera.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Altenia at funet
Taxon identifiers
Altenia modesta


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