| Exoteleia anomala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on the needles of Pinus ponderosa.
References
- Exoteleia at funet
- mothphotographersgroup
- Hodges, R.W, 1985. A new species of Exoteleia (Gelechiidae) reared from Ponderosa pine. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 39(2): 139
- Bug Guide
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Exoteleia anomala | |
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