The brown hemlock needleminer (Coleotechnites macleodi) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the United States, as well as Canada.
| Coleotechnites macleodi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Coleotechnites |
| Species: | C. macleodi
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleotechnites macleodi (Freeman, 1965)
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The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[1] There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Tsuga canadensis.
References
edit- ^ "J. Res. Lepid. 4 (3) : 213" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
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