Coleotechnites canusella

Coleotechnites canusella, the banded jack-pine needleminer moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, Washington, Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico and South Carolina.[1][2]

Coleotechnites canusella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species:
C. canusella
Binomial name
Coleotechnites canusella
(Freeman, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria canusella Freeman, 1957

The larvae feed on Pinus contorta, mining the needles of their host plant.[3]

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