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Gelechiidae 59a0744 – 1826   Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott, 1903)              Orange Spruce Needleminer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: piceaella (Kearfott, 1903) (Recurvaria) - MONA 1983: 1826 niger; (Kearfott, 1903) (Recurvaria) missp.; TL: (no type). nigra (Kearfott, 1903) (Recurvaria) obscurella (Kearfott, 1903) (Recurvaria)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 1-4: 550. Kearfott, W.D., 1903. Descriptions of New Tineoidea. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 11: 155; pl 9, figs. 10, 19 (piceaella); 157; pl. 9, fig. 9 (var. nigra). Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New Microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 39: 4. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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