''Coloradia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the 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 m ...
.
There are nine described species found in
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863.
These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in colour. The
larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
e usually feed on
pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.
''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...
s and members of the genus are commonly called pinemoths, although ''Coloradia pandora'' has been recorded on
aspen
Aspen is a common name for certain tree species in the Populus sect. Populus, of the ''Populus'' (poplar) genus.
Species
These species are called aspens:
* ''Populus adenopoda'' – Chinese aspen (China, south of ''P. tremula'')
* ''Populus da ...
.
Species
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Coloradia casanovai''
Beutelspacher, 1993
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Coloradia doris''
Barnes, 1900 - Doris' pinemoth
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Coloradia euphrosyne''
Dyar, 1912
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Coloradia guerreroiana''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Coloradia hoffmanni''
Beutelspacher, 1978
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Coloradia jaliscensis''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Coloradia luski''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 - Lusk's pinemoth
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Coloradia oaxacaensis''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Coloradia pandora''
C. A. Blake, 1863 - Pandora pinemoth
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Coloradia paraguerreroiana''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Coloradia prchali''
Lemaire & M.J. Smith, 1992 - Prchal's pinemoth
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Coloradia smithi''
Lemaire, 2002
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Coloradia vazquezae''
Beutelspacher, 1978
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Coloradia velda''
J.W. Johnson & Walter, 1981 - Velda pinemoth
References
External links
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Hemileucinae
Bombycoidea genera
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