Metanarsia modesta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Armenia, north-eastern Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia (the southern and south-eastern European part), and south-eastern and northern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Metanarsia |
Species: | M. modesta |
Binomial name | |
Metanarsia modesta Staudinger, 1871 | |
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The length of the forewings is 6–10 mm. The forewings are light grey, mottled with brown scales. The hindwings are light grey.[1] Adults are on wing from early May to late July.
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