| Elachista modesta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista modesta Parenti, 1978 |
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Elachista modesta is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Greece (Lesbos and Rhodes) and Turkey.
The wingspan is 8-8.2 mm for males and 8-9.6 mm for females. The forewing ground colour is creamy white, variably irrorated by ochreous brown scales. The hindwings are dark grey above, with paler yellowish grey fringe scales.
Elachista modesta was previously treated as a synonym of Elachista catalana, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.[1]