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Exoteleia dodecella

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Exoteleia dodecella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Exoteleia
Species:
E. dodecella
Binomial name
Exoteleia dodecella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) dodecella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Teleia dodecella
  • Tinea punctulata Fourcroy, 1758
  • Phalaena duodecimcristata Retzius, 1783
  • Recurvaria dodecea Haworth, 1828
  • Anacampsis annulicornis Stephens, 1834
  • Gelechia favillaticella Zeller, 1839
  • Phalaena reussiella Ratzeburg, 1840

Exoteleia dodecella, the pine bud moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed from western Europe to Siberia. It is an introduced species in North America.[2]

The wingspan is 9–15 mm.[3] The head is grey, face whitish.Terminal joint of palpi as long as second. Forewings are whitish, densely irrorated with dark fuscous, appearing grey ; indistinct broad darker fasciae at 1/3 and 2/3 a black basal dot, and a dash beneath costa at 1/4 ; two black dots transversely placed in disc at 1/4 ; stigmata black, first discal above plical, another black dot below second discal ; a fine indistinct whitish interrupted fascia at 3/4 : on undersurface a longitudinal patch of thinly set erect scales in disc. Hindwings 1, grey.The larva is brownish-flesh colour ; dots black ; head black-brown.[4]

Adults are on wing from June to July.[5]

The larvae feed on Larix europaeus, Pinus mugo and Pinus sylvestris. Young larvae mine the needles of their host plant. [6] Mining larvae can be found from September to March.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  4. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  5. ^ UKmoths
  6. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.