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Pine bud moth

Exoteleia dodecella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The pine bud moth (Exoteleia dodecella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the pine bud moth

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pine bud moth live?

Not recorded

Is the pine bud moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pine bud moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusExoteleia
  7. SpeciesExoteleia dodecella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Anacampsis annulicornis, Exoteleia annulicornis, Exoteleia dodecea, Gelechia dodecella, Gelechia favillaticella, Heringia dodecella, Phalaena dodecella, Phalaena duodecimcristata, Recurvaria dodecea, Tinea dodecella, Tinea punctulata, Tinea reussiella

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Pine groundlingEnglish
  • makadlovka borováCzech
  • FyrreskudmølDanish
  • KiefernknospentriebmotteGerman
  • männynversojäytäjäkoiFinnish
  • マツノクロボシキバガJapanese
  • DennenlotmotDutch
  • Моль сосновая почкопобеговаяRussian
  • psota borovicováSlovak
  • tallskottmalSwedish
  • tallskottsmalSwedish

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Relatives of the pine bud moth

Other species in the same genus Exoteleia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pine bud moth?

The pine bud moth (Exoteleia dodecella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pine bud moth (Exoteleia dodecella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/exoteleia-dodecella

MLA

“Pine bud moth (Exoteleia dodecella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/exoteleia-dodecella.

BibTeX
@misc{exoteleia_dodecella_2026,
  title = {Pine bud moth (Exoteleia dodecella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/exoteleia-dodecella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}