Exoteleia anomala
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Exoteleia anomala | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Exoteleia |
Species: | E. anomala
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Binomial name | |
Exoteleia anomala Hodges, 1985
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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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