Moths of North Carolina
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Coleotechnites new species (Undescribed) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Gelechiinae		P3 Number:
420747.96		 MONA Number:
1828.96
Comments: The genus Coleotechnites includes 49 very small species that occur in North America. Most species are specialists on conifers and tend to use on a single genus of host plant. Many of the Coleotechnites species have almost identical genitalia that are not very useful in delineating closely related forms (Freeman, 1960; 1965). Freeman (1960) noted that host plants and the mining characteristics often provide the most reliable way to identify closely related species.
Species Status: There appear to be several undescribed species within the genus Coleotechnites, including one in North Carolina that is rather distinctively marked and that is illustrated on this page.
Identification
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Adult Markings: This undescribed form lacks conspicuous scale tufts and has a series of small dark spots on the otherwise cream-colored forewings. Note the four spots at the base of the forewing and posterior margin of the thorax that form a straight row.
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Coleotechnites new species Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Coleotechnites new species - No common name

Photos: 15
Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-20
Durham Co.
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Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-12
Chatham Co.
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Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-10
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
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Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-06-09
Orange Co.
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Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-02-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-01-25
Onslow Co.
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Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2013-09-02
Gates Co.
Comment: 		Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2013-07-10
Halifax Co.
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Coleotechnites new species Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2012-05-15
Wake Co.
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