Exoteleia succinctella

Exoteleia succinctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Alps, on the Balkan Peninsula and in Bulgaria.[1]

Exoteleia succinctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Exoteleia
Species:
E. succinctella
Binomial name
Exoteleia succinctella
(Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia succinctella Zeller, 1872 (preocc. Walker, 1864)
  • Gelechia oribatella Rebel, 1918

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are brownish-grey. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Pinus mugo.[3]

References
  1. Exoteleia at funet
  2. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 68 : 162
  3. lepiforum.de
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