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Conifer Needleminer - Coleotechnites coniferella TL: ~5 mm. Tan FW dotted with tufts of raised black and white scales. Slanting black lines along costa. V-shaped white ST line. Hosts: Unknown. Status: Common<br />
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Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm light in a semi-rural area<br />
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Conifer Needleminer - Coleotechnites coniferella

TL: ~5 mm. Tan FW dotted with tufts of raised black and white scales. Slanting black lines along costa. V-shaped white ST line. Hosts: Unknown. Status: Common

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm light in a semi-rural area

2020(48)

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''Coleotechnites coniferella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ontario, Washington and Wisconsin.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 29, 2020. Captured May 28, 2020 11:05 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm