Coleotechnites resinosae

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]

Coleotechnites resinosae
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C. resinosae
Binomial name
Coleotechnites resinosae
(Freeman, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Evagora resinosae Freeman, 1961

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]

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