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.
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