Exoteleia burkei
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Species of moth
| Exoteleia burkei | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this 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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