Coleotechnites resinosae explained

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]

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]

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=1829 mothphotographersgroup
  3. http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/CAT87208650/PDF A Guide to Insect Injury of Conifers in the Lake States