Coleotechnites granti

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

Coleotechnites granti 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 9-9.5 mm. The forewings are white sprinkled with light ochreous-tipped scales and the basal fifth of the costa is black. The hindwings are light grey.

The larvae feed on Abies grandis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae overwinters within the mine in the leaf.[3]

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