Phtheochroa modestana, the modest phtheochroa moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, eastward across southern Canada. In the United States, it is found from Maine to Illinois and South Carolina.[2]

Phtheochroa modestana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species:
P. modestana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa modestana
(Busck, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hysterosia modestana Busck, 1907

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to September.[3]

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