''Coloradia doris'' or Doris' pinemoth, is a species of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...
("giant silkworm and royal moths"), in the superfamily Bombycoidea ("silkworm, sphinx, and royal moths").
The species was described by
William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
in 1900. It is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Coloradia doris'' is 7725.][Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
Further reading
* Ross H. Arnett. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
* Tuskes, Paul M.; Tuttle, James P.; & Collins, Michael M. (1996). ''The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada''. ix + 250.
External links
''Butterflies and Moths of North America''
Hemileucinae
Moths described in 1900
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