Coleotechnites blastovora

Coleotechnites blastovora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species: C. blastovora
Binomial name
Coleotechnites blastovora
(McLeod, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Eucordylea blastovora McLeod, 1962

Coleotechnites blastovora is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Picea and Abies species, occasionally mining the needles of their host plant.[3]

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