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Pandora Pinemoth
The Pandora Pinemoth or Pandora Moth, ''Coloradia pandora'', is an insect belonging to the ''Coloradia'' genus of moths. It is native to the western United States. The larvae of the Pandora Moth feed on the foliage of several species of pine trees, including the lodgepole, Jeffrey, and ponderosa pines. The larvae populations sometimes reach high enough levels to cause severe defoliation; such outbreaks have occurred in northern Arizona, central Oregon, and southern California. The Paiute people in California's Owens Valley and Mono Lake areas harvest, prepare, and store the Pinemoth larvae (which they call ''piuga'') as a preferred food. This has brought the natives into conflict with the United States Forest Service, which has sought to control Pinemoth populations through the use of insecticides.
== Life cycle ==
A Pandora Pinemoth lives for about two years. Around the end of June, the adult moths appear; they lay eggs which hatch in August. Over the winter, the larvae remain on the tree, feeding on its foliage. The following summer, the insects drop off the trees and pupate, burying themselves in the ground, where they will remain for a year (or, in some areas, 2–4 years), until they emerge as adult moths.
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