lodgepole needle miner

noun

The gelechiid moth Coleotechnites milleri, found in the western United States and Canada, the larvae of which mine the needles of lodgepole pine (causing significant destruction).

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Meanings

nounlodgepole needle miner (plural lodgepole needle miners)

plural lodgepole needle miners

  1. The gelechiid moth Coleotechnites milleri, found in the western United States and Canada, the larvae of which mine the needles of lodgepole pine (causing significant destruction).
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