Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1960) is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1960) (Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1960))
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Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1960)

Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1960)

Coleotechnites florae, the coleotechnites flower moth, is a Gelechiidae moth found in North America whose larvae feed on Pinus contorta.

Family
Genus
Coleotechnites
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1960)

Coleotechnites florae, commonly called the coleotechnites flower moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Gelechiidae. This moth is native to North America, and has been officially recorded in the following locations: Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. The larvae of this species feed on Pinus contorta.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Coleotechnites

More from Gelechiidae

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