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Subspecies Coloradia pandora pandora

Pandora Moth - Coloradia pandora - female Tattered Pandora Moth - Coloradia pandora - male Moth - Coloradia pandora Pandora Moth  - Coloradia pandora - female Pandora Moth  - Coloradia pandora - female Pandora Moth - Coloradia pandora - male Pandora Moth - Coloradia pandora - male Coloradia pandora pandora - Coloradia pandora - female
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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
Species pandora (Pandora Moth - Hodges#7724)
Subspecies pandora (Coloradia pandora pandora)
Remarks
The Kuzedika Paiute have historically collected the larvae of Coloradia pandora as a significant food resource. For links to interesting references on this topic, the this post.