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.[1] Its habitat includes conifer-oak forest composed of Pinus ponderosa, Pinus engelmannii, Pinus leiophylla, Juniperus deppeana, Quercus arizonica, Quercus grisea and Quercus viminea.
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| Female specimen of Coloradia prchali | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Coloradia |
| Species: | C. prchali |
| Binomial name | |
| Coloradia prchali Lemaire & M.J. Smith, 1992 | |
References
- Lemaire, Claude; Smith, Michael J. (1992). "A new species of Coloradia from Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico (Saturniidae: Hemileucinae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 46: 128–137.
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