Coloradia
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| Coloradia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Coloradia Blake, 1863 |
Coloradia is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae.[1] There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America.
These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in colour. The larvae usually feed on pines and members of the genus are commonly called pinemoths, although Coloradia pandora has been recorded on aspen.
[edit] Species
- Coloradia casanovai Beutelspacher, 1993
- Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900 - Doris' Pinemoth
- Coloradia euphrosyne Dyar, 1912
- Coloradia hoffmanni Beutelspacher, 1978
- Coloradia luski Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 - Lusk's Pinemoth
- Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863 - Pandora Pinemoth
- Coloradia prchali Lemaire & M.J. Smith, 1992
- Coloradia smithi Lemaire, 2002
- Coloradia vazquezae Beutelspacher, 1978
- Coloradia velda J.W. Johnson & Walter, 1981 - Velda Pinemoth
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