Coleotechnites occidentis

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Coleotechnites occidentis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species:
C. occidentis
Binomial name
Coleotechnites occidentis
(Freeman, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Pulicalvaria occidentis Freeman, 1965

Coleotechnites occidentis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia.[1][2]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.

The larvae feed on Juniperus scopulorum. They mine the leaves and stem of their host plant.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Coleotechnites at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ "J. Res. Lepid. 4 (3) : 209" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.