Silk-binding-larvae
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Coleotechnites gibsonella
common juniper leafminer
Coleotechnites gibsonella is a small gelechiid moth commonly known as the common juniper leafminer. It is restricted to northeastern North America where its larvae are specialized feeders on common juniper. The species is notable for its distinctive larval behavior of mining and binding juniper needles with silk to create protected feeding chambers.