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