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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Phtheochroa |
| Species: | P. modestana
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| Phtheochroa modestana | |
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The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to September.[3]
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