Exoteleia nepheos explained

Exoteleia nepheos, the pine candle moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario and northern Ohio.[1] [2]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from early July to early August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pinus resinosa, Pinus sylvestris and Pinus mugo. .[4]

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=1839 mothphotographersgroup
  3. http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/1960s/1967/1967-21%281%299-Freeman.pdf J. Lep. Soc. 21 (1) : 9
  4. http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/1960s/1967/1967-21%281%2915-Lindquist.pdf J. Lep. Soc. 21 (1) : 15