Orange spruce needleminer
- French common name: Mineuse rosée de l'épinette
- Scientific name: Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott)
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Gelechiidae
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Partial list of synonyms:
- Pulicalvaria piceaella (Kearfott)
- Recurvaria piceaella Kearfott
Distribution
- Eastern Canada
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