Isophrictis modesta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1888. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Isophrictis |
| Species: | I. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Isophrictis modesta (Walsingham, 1888)
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are uniform pale umber-brown, dotted around the apex with intermixed fuscous and hoary scales. A line of white runs also through the middle of the apical cilia. The hindwings are pale greyish.[3]
References
edit- ^ funet.fi
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Insect Life 1 (3): 82
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