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Gelechiidae
59a0727 – 1809   Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1961)
             Coleotechnites Flower Moth

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Pinus contorta var. latifolia (lodgepole pine) and Pirrtts resitrcsa (red pine) (Freeman 1960).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • florae (Freeman, 1961) (Evagora) - MONA 1983: 1809
      Type locality: Holotype: Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Saskatchewan.
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Freeman T.N., 1960. Needle-Mining Lepidoptera of Pine in North America. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 92, Suppl. 16: 19; fig. 5
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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