Coleotechnites canusella
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| Species: | C. canusella
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| Coleotechnites canusella (Freeman, 1957)
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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]
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