Biology:Coleotechnites quercivorella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleotechnites quercivorella | |
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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. quercivorella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleotechnites quercivorella (Chambers, 1872)
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Coleotechnites quercivorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Alberta, British Columbia, California , Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts , Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas and West Virginia.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are whitish, dusted and mottled with dark grey to blackish. The hindwings are pale.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleotechnites quercivorella. |
Wikidata ☰ Q13473421 entry
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