Altenia modesta explained

Altenia modesta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724172407/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437209 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Altenia_modesta lepiforum.de
3. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/altenia/ Altenia at funet