Altenia modesta

Altenia modesta
Scientific classification
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 Gelechiidae family. It is found in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece,[1] Albania, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Algeria.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Pistacia vera.[3]

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