Aproaerema modicella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Deventer in 1904. It is found in Indonesia (Java)[1] and India. It has been an invasive on the African continent since 1998 where it is a pest on groundnut and soybean.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aproaerema |
| Species: | A. modicella
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| Aproaerema modicella (Deventer, 1904)
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The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The base of the forewings is light brown, darkening towards the center, becoming greyish near the fringe. The markings consist of a small round light brownish spot in the middle of the fold and a larger spot at the margin. There are two small dark spots accompanying the first spot. The hindwings are brownish grey.
The larvae feed on Soya hispida,[3] Arachis hypogaea, Glycine max, Medicago sativa and Cajanus cajan.[2]
References
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- ^ a b Buthelezi, Makhosi N.; Zharare, Godfrey E.; Conlong, Desmond E. (2017). "Seasonal monitoring of the flight activity and the incidence of the groundnut leaf miner Aproaerema modicella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) at five sites in South Africa". Austral Entomology. 56 (4): 392–402. doi:10.1111/aen.12249.
- ^ Tijdschr. Ent. 47 : 4
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