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Coleotechnites starki

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Species of moth

Coleotechnites starki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species: C. starki
Binomial name
Coleotechnites starki
(Freeman, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria starki Freeman, 1957

Coleotechnites starki, the northern lodgepole needle miner, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Montana and Florida.

Adults are similar to Coleotechnites milleri. They are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Pinus contorta.

References

  1. Coleotechnites at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Western Forest Insects
  4. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Coleotechnites starki


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