Coleotechnites huntella

Coleotechnites huntella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Coleotechnites
Species:	C. huntella
Binomial name
	Coleotechnites huntella; (Keifer, 1936)
Synonyms
	Eucordylea huntella Keifer, 1936;

Coleotechnites huntella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Oregon.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with light fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

The larvae feed on the flower buds of Rhododendron occidentale and .^[4] Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a red or purplish-red body.

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[1] Coleotechnites at funet

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Bull. South Calif. Acad. Sci. 35 : 16

[4] Eucordylea huntella Keifer as a Pest of Rhododendron

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