Coleotechnites milleri
Coleotechnites milleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Coleotechnites |
Species: | C. milleri |
Binomial name | |
Coleotechnites milleri (Busck, 1914) | |
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The Lodgepole Needleminer (Coleotechnites milleri) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the western parts of the United States, as well as Canada.
The larvae feed on Pinus contorta and is considered one of the most destructive defoliators of Lodgepole pine forests.