Chilcott's Coleotechnites Moth
Exoteleia chillcotti Freeman, 1963
Chilcott's Coleotechnites Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/5721
Synonyms
Coleotechnites chilcotti  Exoteleia chilcotti  Hodges #1799 
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Coleotechnites chillcotti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Coleotechnites
Species:
C. chillcotti
Binomial name
Coleotechnites chillcotti
(Freeman, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Exoteleia chillcotti Freeman, 1963
  • Coleotechnites chilcotti

Coleotechnites chillcotti is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.[1][2]

The larvae feed on the needles of Pinus palustris.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Coleotechnites". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Exoteleia chillcotti – 1799". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. ^ "Species Exoteleia chillcotti - Hodges#1799". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-11-15.