Coleotechnites ducharmei explained

Coleotechnites ducharmei is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in south-western Nova Scotia, southern Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta.^{[1] [2]}

Adults are brownish-grey. There is one generation per year, with adults on the wing in June.

The larvae feed on Picea species, including Picea rubens, Picea mariana, and Picea glauca.^[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=1806 mothphotographersgroup
3. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources/research-curation/projects/chalcidoids/pdf_X/McLeod936.pdf Life History and Habits of a Spruce Needle-Miner, Eucordylea ducharmei Free.