Green Hemlock Needleminer - Coleotechnites apicitripunctella

They mine hemlock needles until they get to large, after which they web several needles together and feeds by eating grooves in the undersides.

Habitat: Hemlock; mixed forest

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Ferdy Christant

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This is SO cool! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! Posted 5 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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Absolutely fantastic! I have never heard of this! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  I read about it last year and searched ever since! I was happy to finally find it. Posted 5 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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How did you differentiate between this and Coleotechnites macleodi? Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  It was reared out to adulthood. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
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    ^not by me, though. DNA tested as well. There is a lot of interest around here concerning eastern hemlocks and pest species. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
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      That is awesome! Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
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        Hemlocks are a keystone species, and as you've probably noticed, they are often burdened with pestilence -- HWA and needleminers. Posted 3 years ago

The Green Hemlock needleminer

The green hemlock needleminer, hemlock leaf miner or baldcypress webworm is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States, as well as eastern Canada.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young