Coleotechnites laricis

Coleotechnites laricis
Coleotechnites laricis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species: C. laricis
Binomial name
Coleotechnites laricis
(Freeman, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Pulicalvaria laricis Freeman, 1965

The Orange Larch Tubemaker (Coleotechnites laricis) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the United States, as well as Canada.

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Eastern larch. The larvae mine the leaves of their host. In fall, it constructs a shelter of needles and frass along a twig where it spends the winter. After the winter it resumes feeding while it lives in a tube that is composed of needles tied together with silk.

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