Coleotechnites laricis
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| Species: | C. laricis
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| Coleotechnites laricis (Freeman, 1965)
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The orange larch tubemaker (Coleotechnites laricis) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the United States, as well as Canada.
The wingspan is 10.5–13 mm. The forewings are shining black with fawn coloured scales. The hindwings are light grey.[1] There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on eastern larch. The larvae mine the leaves of their host. In fall, it constructs a shelter of needles and frass along a twig where it spends the winter. After the winter it resumes feeding while it lives in a tube that is composed of needles tied together with silk.
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