Spruce Micromoth
Coleotechnites atrupictella (Dietz, 1900)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The spruce micromoth (Coleotechnites atrupictella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.
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Quick facts about the spruce micromoth
- 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 spruce micromoth 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 spruce micromoth is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the spruce micromoth 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 spruce micromoth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusColeotechnites
- SpeciesColeotechnites atrupictella (Dietz, 1900)
Synonyms Eucordylea atrupictella
Relatives of the spruce micromoth
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
Common juniper leafminer
Coleotechnites gibsonella
CompareSpruce Micromoth vs White-edged Coleotechnites mothSpruce Micromoth vs Brown hemlock Needleminer mothSpruce Micromoth vs Spruce groundlingSpruce Micromoth vs Green hemlock Needleminer
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the spruce micromoth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the spruce micromoth for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the spruce micromoth?
The spruce micromoth (Coleotechnites atrupictella) 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).
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