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Coleotechnites eryngiella

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Coleotechnites eryngiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species:
C. eryngiella
Binomial name
Coleotechnites eryngiella
(Bottimer, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria eryngiella Bottimer, 1926

Coleotechnites eryngiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Wisconsin.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from early April to September, suggesting at least two and possibly multiple generations per year.[3]

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