Exoteleia anomala

Exoteleia anomala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Exoteleia
Species:
E. anomala
Binomial name
Exoteleia anomala
Hodges, 1985

Exoteleia anomala, the ponderoa pine needle miner, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Arizona.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April to October.[4]

The larvae feed on the needles of Pinus ponderosa.

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  1. ^ Exoteleia at funet
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  3. ^ Hodges, R.W, 1985. A new species of Exoteleia (Gelechiidae) reared from Ponderosa pine. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 39(2): 139
  4. ^ Bug Guide


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