Exoteleia burkei
Appearance
Exoteleia burkei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Exoteleia |
Species: | E. burkei
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Binomial name | |
Exoteleia burkei Keifer, 1931
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Exoteleia burkei, the Monterey pine shoot moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.
The larvae feed on Pinus radiata, Pinus attenuata, Pinus coulteri and Pinus sabiniana.[3]
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