- Coleotechnites macleodi
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Coleotechnites macleodi 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Gelechiidae Genus: Coleotechnites Species: C. macleodi Binomial name Coleotechnites macleodi
(Freeman, 1965)Synonyms - Pulicalvaira macleodi Freeman, 1965
The Brown Hemlock Needleminer (Coleotechnites macleodi) 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 Tsuga canadensis. The larvae initially mine a series of adjacent needles and ties them loosely together with silk. In spring, the larva hollows the undersides of additional needles, which are also bound together with silk. The pupa is formed in a silken tube within the feeding web.
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