Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Orange Spruce Needleminer
Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott, 1903)


Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Identification:
Wing Span: 0.95-1.2 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: All spruce species including blue spruce, Picea pungens Engelm.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Across southern Canada and from Colorado east through much of the northeastern United States.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Considered a pest of blue spruce.