Biology:Coleotechnites occidentis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleotechnites occidentis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Coleotechnites |
| Species: | C. occidentis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleotechnites occidentis (Freeman, 1965)
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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 forewings are white with ochreous scales scattered in the outer three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Juniperus scopulorum. They mine the leaves and stem of their host plant. The mine starts at the tip a branchlet, in the direction of the base. The species overwinters in the mine and continues mining in spring.[3]
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Wikidata ☰ Q13473417 entry
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