Coleotechnites bacchariella explained

Coleotechnites bacchariella, the coyote brush twig borer moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California.[1] [2]

The larvae bore the twigs of Baccharis pilularis.

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/coleotechnites/ Coleotechnites at funet
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1794 mothphotographersgroup