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Coleotechnites atrupictella (Dietz, 1900)
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Identification: Forewing whitish with black trapezoidal patch halfway along costa, partially filled with ground color; AM line black, diffuse, angles backward (distally) from costa to inner margin; legs dark with several white bands
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight: July to early September
Caterpillar Hosts: leaves of conifers: Black Spruce, Engelmann Spruce, Red Spruce, White Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Shore Pine, Western Hemlock, Douglas-fir, Subalpine Fir
Adult Food:
Habitat: coniferous and mixed forests
Range: Newfoundland to British Columbia and northern United States; type specimen collected in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Conservation:
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Comments:
Taxonomy Notes: None.

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 23, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2017
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2017
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 05, 2017
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 08, 2017
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2016
Submitted by: jvhigbee
Region: Pierce County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 24, 2016
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 12, 2015
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Observation date: Aug 20, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 19, 2015
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2015
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jul 28, 2015
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2014
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 05, 2014
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Observation date: Sep 09, 2013
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 23, 2013
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Observation date: Jul 09, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Rory Bower)
Region: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 27, 2013
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2012
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2012
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