Coleotechnites huntella
| Coleotechnites huntella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Coleotechnites |
| Species: | C. huntella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleotechnites huntella (Keifer, 1936) | |
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Coleotechnites huntella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Oregon.[1][2]
The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with light fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
The larvae feed on the flower buds of Rhododendron occidentale and Rhododendron californicum.[4] Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a red or purplish-red body.
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