- Coleotechnites laricis
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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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