Metanarsia modesta explained

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.

The length of the forewings is 6–10 mm.^[1] Adults are on wing from early May to late July.

Notes and References

1. , 2005: A review of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Gelechiidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 27 (4): 273—297. Full Article: Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214081053/http://www.soceurlep.eu/tl_files/pdf_nota_l/nota_27_273_297.pdf . 2013-12-14 . .