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Coleotechnites condignella

Synonyms: Recurvaria condignella

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleotechnites condignella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, South Carolina and Florida. The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are white, thickly mottled with black and with a conspicuous deep black longitudinal streak from the base of the costa through the middle of the wing nearly to the apex, partly edged with white scales. There is a thin, faint arrow-shaped transverse white fascia, pointing toward the apex at the apical fourth and a short black dash on the middle of the wing between the costal edge and the central longitudinal black streak. There are three groups of raised scales, predominately black, on the dorsal part of the wing below the central black streak. The hindwings are light fuscous, in
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Prey / Diet

Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0