Species Details

ABH: 35.159

BF: 760

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Gelechiinae

Taxon: Exoteleia dodecella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Tufted Pine Moth

Account: Local in pine woodland and plantations throughout much of the British Isles, except for the Northern Isles. When worn, resembles several other gelechiids, from which only reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds within needles of Scots Pine, Corsican Pine and Maritime Pine, subsequently living within a silken web, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 12 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 17 May (2011) — 14 Aug (2022)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine / Corsican Pine), Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/exoteleia-dodecella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 29

Individuals: 3

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2025

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