Coleotechnites occidentis

Coleotechnites occidentis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species: C. occidentis
Binomial name
Coleotechnites occidentis
(Freeman, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Pulicalvaria occidentis Freeman, 1965

Coleotechnites occidentis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia.[1][2]

The wingspan is 9-11 mm. The forewings are white with ochreous scales scattered in the outer three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Juniperus scopulorum. They mine the leaves and stem of their host plant. The mine starts at the tip a branchlet, in the direction of the base. The species overwinters in the mine and continues mining in spring.[3]

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