Biology:Coleotechnites resinosae

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleotechnites resinosae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species:
C. resinosae
Binomial name
Coleotechnites resinosae
(Freeman, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Evagora resinosae Freeman, 1961

Coleotechnites resinosae, the red pine needleminer moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Alabama and New Hampshire.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Pinus resinosa. They mine the needles of their host plant. The needles are mined from the base or center to the tip. A short, silken tube constructed around the entrance hole on the flattened surface of the needle. The frass is ejected from the entrance hole and from one or two other holes.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20817806 entry