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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Litini » Coleotechnites » Coleotechnites starki - Hodges#1831  (Coleotechnites starki)

Species Coleotechnites starki - Hodges#1831

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Coleotechnites starki Coleotechnites starki
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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 starki (Coleotechnites starki - Hodges#1831 )
Hodges Number
1831
Other Common Names
Northern lodgepole needleminer
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleotechnites starki (Freeman, 1957)
Recurvaria starki Freeman, 1957
Numbers
Coleotechnites includes more than 50 species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (2)
Range
Coleotechnites starki is considered a western species but there are records from eastern states on Moth Photographers Group.
Habitat
The species is found in close association with lodgepole pine.
Season
Adults are most common from June to August.
Food
Larval host is Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon (lodgepole pine).
Remarks
There are many publications available online that discuss the status as a forest pest.
See Also
Many Coleotechnites species are similar and can be difficult to determine from photos.
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 29 March, 2012 - 5:16pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 11:44pm

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