| Aproaerema modicella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aproaerema |
| Species: | A. modicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Aproaerema modicella (Deventer, 1904) | |
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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]
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]
