Exoteleia anomala

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

Exoteleia anomala, the ponderoa pine needle miner, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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. 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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