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Species Coleotechnites blastovora - Hodges#1796

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Gelechiinae
Tribe Litini
Genus Coleotechnites
Species blastovora (Coleotechnites blastovora - Hodges#1796)
Hodges Number
1796
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleotechnites blastovora (McLeod, 1962)
Eucordylea blastovora McLeod, 1962
Identification
See Bold Reference on Image #1041475:
Food
The larvae feed on Picea and Abies species.
Print References
McLeod, J.M. 1962. The Adults and Immature Stages of Four Species of Eucordylea Dietz (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on Spruce in Quebec. The Canadian Entomologist, 94:1198-1215.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group(1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)(2)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 22 February, 2015 - 5:04pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 17 November, 2015 - 6:26pm

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