Common juniper leafminer
Coleotechnites gibsonella (Kearfott, 1907)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The common juniper leafminer (Coleotechnites gibsonella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.
No freely licensed photo yet
Quick facts about the common juniper leafminer
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 2 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the common juniper leafminer live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The common juniper leafminer is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the common juniper leafminer endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the common juniper leafminer classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusColeotechnites
- SpeciesColeotechnites gibsonella (Kearfott, 1907)
Synonyms Recurvaria gibsonella
Relatives of the common juniper leafminer
Other species in the same genus Coleotechnites.
White-edged Coleotechnites moth
Coleotechnites albicostata
Brown hemlock Needleminer moth
Coleotechnites macleodi
Spruce groundling
Coleotechnites piceaella
Green hemlock Needleminer
Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
Coleotechnites flower moth
Coleotechnites florae
Orange larch Tubemaker
Coleotechnites laricis
CompareCommon juniper leafminer vs White-edged Coleotechnites mothCommon juniper leafminer vs Brown hemlock Needleminer mothCommon juniper leafminer vs Spruce groundlingCommon juniper leafminer vs Green hemlock Needleminer
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the common juniper leafminer live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the common juniper leafminer for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the common juniper leafminer?
The common juniper leafminer (Coleotechnites gibsonella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
Embed a card for this animal on your own site
Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.
CreatureData. (2026). Common juniper leafminer (Coleotechnites gibsonella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-juniper-leafminer
“Common juniper leafminer (Coleotechnites gibsonella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-juniper-leafminer.
@misc{common_juniper_leafminer_2026,
title = {Common juniper leafminer (Coleotechnites gibsonella)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-juniper-leafminer},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}