Kebnat
INSECTS

Orange Spruce Needleminer

Coleotechnites piceaella

Insects
Orange Spruce Needleminer, Adult
Orange Spruce Needleminer, Caterpillar
Orange Spruce Needleminer, Leaf mine

Butterfly or moth in the family Gelechiidae.

There are 30 observations of Orange Spruce Needleminer in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Outaouais8
  2. Montérégie6
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  5. Laurentides2
  6. Capitale-Nationale2
  7. Mauricie2
  8. Estrie2
  9. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Black sprucePicea mariana
Norway sprucePicea abies
Blue sprucePicea pungens
Red sprucePicea rubens
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca

Similar species

Pine Bud MothExoteleia dodecella