''Coloradia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as 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 moths, royal moths, and g ...

. There are nine described species found in

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

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 (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. Th ...

e usually feed on

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...

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; some, but not all, are classified by botanists in the section ''Populus'', of the ''Populus'' genus. Species These species are called aspens: *'' Populus adenopoda'' – Chinese aspen (Chin ...

Species

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Coloradia casanovai ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Beutelspacher, 1993 *''

Coloradia doris ''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"). The species was described by William Barnes Willi ...

'' Barnes, 1900 - Doris' pinemoth *''

Coloradia euphrosyne ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Dyar, 1912 *''

Coloradia guerreroiana ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''

Coloradia hoffmanni ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Beutelspacher, 1978 *''

Coloradia jaliscensis ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Coloradia luski'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 - Lusk's pinemoth *''

Coloradia oaxacaensis ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''

Coloradia pandora The Pandora moth or Pandora pinemoth (''Coloradia pandora'') is an insect belonging to the moth genus ''Coloradia''. The species was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. It is native to the western United States. The larvae of the Pandora mot ...

'' C. A. Blake, 1863 - Pandora pinemoth *''

Coloradia paraguerreroiana ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''

Coloradia prchali ''Coloradia prchali'' or Prchal's pinemoth, is a species of hemileucine silkmoth (Saturniidae) from eastern Sonora and western Chihuahua in the Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests. Its habitat includes conifer-oak forest composed of Pinus ...

'' Lemaire & M.J. Smith, 1992 - Prchal's pinemoth *''

Coloradia smithi ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Lemaire, 2002 *''

Coloradia vazquezae ''Coloradia'' is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863. These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in ...

'' Beutelspacher, 1978 *'' Coloradia velda'' J.W. Johnson & Walter, 1981 - Velda pinemoth

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* Hemileucinae {{Saturniidae-stub