Orange spruce needleminer
- Latin name: Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott)
- French name: Mineuse rosée de l'épinette
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Gelechiidae
- Synonym(s): Pulicalvaria piceaella (Kearfott),
Recurvaria piceaella Kearfott
Description
Distribution
Eastern Canada
Micro-habitat(s)
Needle, Bud, Male flower, Cone
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Diet and feeding behaviour
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Phyllophagous
: Feeds on the leaves of plants.
- Miner: Feeds inside the blade of a leaf, between the epidermal layers, or beneath the bark of plants, by first excavating a mine into these tissues.
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Pollinivorous
: Feeds on pollen.
- Webworm: Spins a silk shelter in which to hide or feed.
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
Photos
Silk cocoon opened to show pupa Thérèse Arcand
Adult at rest Thérèse Arcand
Pinned adult (wingspan: 10-13 mm) Thérèse Arcand
Larva Thérèse Arcand
Larva feeding on pollen of white spruce Thérèse Arcand
Larva feeding on pollen of white spruce Thérèse Arcand