Coleotechnites huntella explained

Coleotechnites huntella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Oregon.^{[1] [2]}

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on the flower buds of Rhododendron occidentale and Rhododendron californicum.^[4] Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a red or purplish-red body.

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=1813 mothphotographersgroup
3. http://biostor.org/reference/100236.text Bull. South Calif. Acad. Sci. 35 : 16
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305122336/http://jee.oxfordjournals.org/content/34/4/588 Eucordylea huntella Keifer as a Pest of Rhododendron