Coleotechnites canusella explained

Coleotechnites canusella, the banded jack-pine needleminer moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, Washington, Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico and South Carolina.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Pinus contorta, mining the needles of their host plant.^[3]

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=1797 mothphotographersgroup
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=rwA8rwk4ELYC&dq=Recurvaria+canusella&pg=PA177 Western Forest Insects