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Genus Coloradia

I reared this and still can't ID - Coloradia pandora

Owens River Road Moth - Coloradia pandora - male

Large dark grey/brown moth - Coloradia pandora

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)

Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)

Subfamily Hemileucinae (Buck and Io Moths)

Tribe Hemileucini

Genus Coloradia

Numbers

4 species in North America listed at All-Leps

Size

wingspan 50-98 mm, based on several Internet photos; male considerably smaller than female, and wingspan varies according to species

Range

western United States

Habitat

pine forests; adults are nocturnal and come to light

Season

adults fly from April to September (varies by species)

Food

larvae feed on leaves of pine (Pinus spp.)

adults do not feed

Internet References

pinned adult images of 3 species plus photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

links to adult images of 3 species (Bruce Walsh, Moths of Southeastern Arizona)

links to species accounts of 4 species (butterfliesandmoths.org)

pinned adult image and species account of C. pandora (Jeff Miller, Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands, USGS)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 25 July, 2007 - 5:25pm

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