Coleotechnites piceaella

Description

Coleotechnites piceaella (orange spruce needleminer) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in north-eastern United States and Canada. It is an introduced species in Europe and was first recorded from Great Britain in 1952, then Germany in 1963 and has expanded from there over all of central Europe, towards France, Italy and Hungary. The orange spruce needleminer is found on spruce and balsam fir from Alberta to Nova Scotia, as well as in the northeastern United States, but causes inconsequential damage (Rose and Lindquist 1985). There is one generation per year.