- Coleotechnites gibsonella
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Coleotechnites gibsonella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Gelechiidae Genus: Coleotechnites Species: C. gibsonella Binomial name Coleotechnites gibsonella
(Kearfott, 1907)Synonyms - Recurvaria gibsonella Kearfott, 1907
The Common Juniper Leafminer (Coleotechnites gibsonella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the United States.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Juniperus communis. Young caterpillars mine or hollow the needles of their host at the ends of shoots and ties the dead needles together with silk. In fall, it lines the centre of the bundle with silk to make a chamber where it spends the winter. In spring, the caterpillar moves to new terminal growth, again binding hollowed needles together with silk.
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