Coleotechnites carbonaria

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

Coleotechnites carbonaria is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Tennessee.[1][2]

The wingspan is 7.5–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Juniperus species. They mine the leaves and stems 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.