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Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott, 1903) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae]. Recurvaria piceaella Kearfott, 1903. Journal N. Y. ent. Soc. 11: 155, t. 9 fig. 10. Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott, 1903).

Leaf-mine: A group of four to six leaves are completely mined out from the base on. The leaves have a hole near their base; these entrances may be connected by a silken tube. Between the leaves a loose spinning. All frass is ejected. Mines preferably occur when a tree has been weakened by weather conditions or insect pest damage (Bladmineerders van Europa). Larva: Orange brown, straw coloured to brick red with light brown head; much darker during the winter rest. Pronotum darker, with lighter anterior border (Bladmineerders van Europa). Pupa: Details unknown. Adult: Not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update). Hosts in Britain: Pinaceae       Picea abies Norway Spruce Pitkin & Plant Hosts elsewhere: Pinaceae       Picea omorika Serbian Spruce Bladmineerders van Europa Picea pungens Colorado Spruce Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - larvae: September until end-May (Bladmineerders van Europa) Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN Grid map: No map Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland and Slovakia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Picea omorika, Picea pungens Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Monodontomerus obscurus Westwood, 1844 Hymenoptera: Torymidae Pteromalus chrysos Walker, 1836 Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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