Anisota
Also known as oakworms
Anisota is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Their caterpillars are known commonly as oakworms. They are defoliators of oaks.
Species
Rosy Maple Moth
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilySaturniidae
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Anisota is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Their caterpillars are known commonly as oakworms. They are defoliators of oaks.
==Species== Anisota assimilis (Druce, 1886) Anisota consularis Dryar, 1896 Anisota dissimilis (Boisduval, 1872) Anisota finlaysoni Riotte, 1969 Anisota kendallorum Lemaire, 1988 Anisota leucostygma (Boisduval, 1872) Anisota manitobensis McDunnough, 1921 Anisota oslari Rothschild, 1907 - Oslar's oakworm moth Anisota peigleri Riotte, 1975 - yellowstriped oakworm Anisota punctata Riotte & Peigler, 1982 Anisota senatoria (Smith, 1797) - orangestriped oakworm Anisota stigma (Fabricius, 1775) - spiny oakworm moth Anisota virginiensis (Drury, 1773) - pink-striped oakworm moth