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Exoteleia nepheos

Wikipedia Abstract

Exoteleia nepheos, the pine candle moth, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario and northern Ohio. The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are golden brown with three greyish and white granular transverse fasciae. The extreme base is greyish, granular, extending narrowly along the costal and anal areas. The first fascia is found at the basal third, margined inwardly with scattered white scales intermixed with black scales below the fold. The second fascia is similarly marked but also contains a black spot outwardly below the fold and the third fascia is white and found at the apical four-fifths. The hindwings are blackish. Adults are on wing from early July to early August in one generation per year.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus mugo (Mountain pine)[1]
Pinus resinosa (Norway pine)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[1]

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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