Altenia modesta
Species of moth
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Altenia modesta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece,[1] Albania, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Algeria.
| Altenia modesta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Altenia |
| Species: | A. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Altenia modesta (Danilevsky, 1955) | |
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The wingspan is about 16 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Pistacia vera.[3]
