Exoteleia anomala

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]

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

The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm. The forewings are mottled dark gray brown to black and pale gray to white with patches of upturned scales.[3] Adults are on wing from April to October.[4]

The larvae feed on the needles of Pinus ponderosa.

References
  1. Exoteleia at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  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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