Coleotechnites thujaella

Coleotechnites thujaella
Coleotechnites thujaella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species: C. thujaella
Binomial name
Coleotechnites thujaella
(Kearfott, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria thujaella Kearfott, 1903

The Brown Arborvitae Leafminer or Brown Cedar Leafminer (Coleotechnites thujaella) 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 Thuja occidentalis. The entire larval stage is spend in a mine that turns dark brown after the inner tissue has been removed. After feeding is completed, it forms a brown pupa within the mine.

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