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Coloradia sp. - Coloradia luski - female
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Coloradia sp. - Coloradia luski - Female
Barfoot Park, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
June 24, 2017
Size: Forewing Length 35 mm.
Pine Woodland.
Elevation 8,200. ft.

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Coloradia sp. - Coloradia luski - female Coloradia sp. - Coloradia luski - female
Contributed by cwmelton on 9 July, 2017 - 9:12pm
Last updated 6 July, 2018 - 5:42pm

Moved-Coloradia
Moved from Coloradia.

I am fairly certain that this is a dark C. luski female. This phenotype is often observed in the Chiricahuas.
… Ryan St Laurent, 6 July, 2018 - 5:42pm

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