Coleotechnites starki explained

Coleotechnites starki, the northern lodgepole needle miner, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Montana and Florida.[1] [2]

Adults are similar to Coleotechnites milleri.[3] They are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Pinus contorta.[4]

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=1831 mothphotographersgroup
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=zPFdyK1SrAgC&dq=Coleotechnites+starki&pg=PA179 Western Forest Insects
  4. http://bugguide.net/node/view/624717 Bug Guide