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Pachysphinx modesta, the modest sphinx or poplar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.
Dysschema is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818. The genus contains some of the more showy moths of the southwestern United States.
Metanarsia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Xestia speciosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern Europe, including Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, parts of Russia and further through northern Asia to the Pacific Ocean and Japan. It is also found in the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe. It is also present in north-western North America.
Episannina lodimana is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Episannina albifrons is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Ghana.
Episannina chalybea is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Cameroon.
Episannina flavicincta is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Ghana.
Episannina perlucida is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.
Episannina zygaenura is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Sierra Leone.
Scopula modesta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.
Aeolochroma modesta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1903. It is found on New Guinea.
Bosara modesta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1893. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas and on Java.
Metanarsia modesta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Armenia, north-eastern Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, and south-eastern and northern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes.
Amastus modesta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Peter Maassen in 1890. It is found in Bolivia.
Ulolonche modesta, the modest Quaker, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Furcula modesta, the modest furcula or modest kitten, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Hudson in 1891 and it is found in North America.
Sympistis modesta is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.
Datana modesta is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by William Beutenmüller in 1890 and it is found in North America.
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