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Exoteleia anomala

Wikipedia Abstract

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. 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. Adults are on wing from April to October. The larvae feed on the needles of Pinus ponderosa.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0