Coleotechnites

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Coleotechnites
Coleotechnites florae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Tribe: Litini
Genus: Coleotechnites
Chambers, 1880
Synonyms
  • Eidothea Chambers, 1873
  • Eidothoa Chambers, 1873 (missp.)
  • Eucordylea Dietz, 1900
  • Evagora Clemens, 1860
  • Hapalosaris Meyrick, 1917
  • Pulicalvaria Freeman, 1963
  • Coleotechnistes Busck, [1903]

Coleotechnites is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1880. One of the best known species is the lodgepole needle miner (C. milleri), a serious pest of forest trees in North America.

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