The green hemlock needleminer,[1]hemlock leaf miner[2] or baldcypress webworm[3] (Coleotechnites apicitripunctella) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States, as well as eastern Canada.[2]
Description
The larva have a pale, yellowish green body, a slightly orange-brown head and a prothoracic shield (the plate of the first thoracic segment just behind the head). The prothoracic shield has light gray margins on the sides. There are many small, dark green spots conspicuously displayed along the body. The larva grow up to 7 mm long.[1]
^ abLeonard, David E. and Burnham, Charles M. (1998) A history of forest and shade tree pest management in Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, Boston, Massachusetts, page 90, OCLC40990211
^ abHartman, John Richard et al. (2000) Pirone's tree maintenance (7th edition) Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, page 332, ISBN0-19-511991-6