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Gelechiidae 59a0727 – 1809   Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, [1961] 1960)              Coleotechnites Flower Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Pinus contorta var. latifolia (lodgepole pine) and Pirrtts resitrcsa (red pine) (Freeman 1960). -- Host familiy: Pinaceae.  Host genera: Pinus.  Notes: leaves (Freeman 1960).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: florae (Freeman, [1961] 1960) (Evagora) - MONA 1983: 1809; Holotype: Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Saskatchewan. Note: Authorship year corrected from “1960” to "[1961] 1960" in Pohl & Nanz (2025).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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 (abstract and access (fee)) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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