Coloradia doris

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Coloradia doris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Coloradia
Species:
C. doris
Binomial name
Coloradia doris
Barnes, 1900

Coloradia doris, or Doris' pinemoth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae ("giant silkworm and royal moths"), in the superfamily Bombycoidea ("silkworm, sphinx, and royal moths"). [1] [2] [3] The species was described by William Barnes in 1900. It is found in North America. [2] Larvae have been found on Pinus ponderosa and adults have been found on Pinus contorta and Pinus monophylla . Early instar larvae feed in groups, whereas late instar larvae are solitary feeders. The species overwinters as a pupa, with adults emerging in spring and summer. [4]

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The MONA or Hodges number for Coloradia doris is 7725. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Coloradia doris Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. 1 2 "Coloradia doris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Coloradia doris Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ↑ Tuskes, Paul M. (1996). The wild silk moths of North America : a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates. p. 97. ISBN   0801431301.
  5. ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. ↑ "890032.00 – 7725 – Coloradia doris – Doris' Pinemoth – Barnes, 1900". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

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