Exoteleia anomala explained

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.

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/exoteleia/ Exoteleia at funet
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1840.1 mothphotographersgroup
3. http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/31802/PDF Hodges, R.W, 1985. A new species of Exoteleia (Gelechiidae) reared from Ponderosa pine. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 39(2): 139
4. http://bugguide.net/node/view/846248 Bug Guide