Coleotechnites albicostata (Freeman, 1965) is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Coleotechnites albicostata (Freeman, 1965) (Coleotechnites albicostata (Freeman, 1965))
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Coleotechnites albicostata (Freeman, 1965)

Coleotechnites albicostata (Freeman, 1965)

The white-edged coleotechnites moth (Coleotechnites albicostata) is a 9–10 mm wingspan Gelechiidae moth found in North America.

Family
Genus
Coleotechnites
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Coleotechnites albicostata (Freeman, 1965)

Coleotechnites albicostata, commonly known as the white-edged coleotechnites moth, is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. This moth is native to North America, with confirmed recorded populations in the U.S. states of Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Tennessee, as well as the Canadian province of Ontario. The wingspan of adult Coleotechnites albicostata measures 9 to 10 millimeters.

Photo: (c) Anita Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anita Gould · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Coleotechnites

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