Green Hemlock needleminer

Coleotechnites apicitripunctella

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.
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 Coleotechnites,Coleotechnites apicitripunctella,Geotagged,Green Hemlock needleminer,United States,Winter,hemlock,needle mine,needleminer

Appearance

The larva have a pale, yellowish green body, a slightly orange-brown head and a prothoracic shield . The prothoracic shield has light gray margins on the sides. There are many small, dark green spots conspicuously displayed along the body. The larva grow up to 7 mm long.

The moth is beige with brown markings.

Behavior

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on ''Tsuga canadensis'' , and ''Taxodium distichum'' .

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGelechiidae
GenusColeotechnites
SpeciesC. apicitripunctella