Coleotechnites occidentis

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]

Coleotechnites occidentis
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C. occidentis
Binomial name
Coleotechnites occidentis
(Freeman, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Pulicalvaria occidentis Freeman, 1965

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]

References

  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.


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