Coleotechnites ducharmei

Coleotechnites ducharmei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species:
C. ducharmei
Binomial name
Coleotechnites ducharmei
(Freeman, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Eucordylea ducharmei Freeman, 1962

Coleotechnites ducharmei is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in south-western Nova Scotia, southern Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta.[1][2]

Adults are brownish-grey. There is one generation per year, with adults on the wing in June.

The larvae feed on Picea species, including Picea rubens, Picea mariana, and Picea glauca.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Coleotechnites at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Life History and Habits of a Spruce Needle-Miner, Eucordylea ducharmei Free.


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