Exoteleia dodecella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
In Belgium mainly observed in the Kempen, but probably overlooked elsewhere.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Teleiodini > Genus: Exoteleia > Species: Exoteleia dodecella
- Vernacular names
- Dennenlotmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1860. Lépidoptères nouvellement découverts en Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 4: 113–115. On page 113.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
When young, the larva mines in a needle of Pinus sylvestris. After hibernation it continues feeding in shoots and between spun needles.
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