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Oakworm Moths
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Oakworm Moths

Anisota

Anisota is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. Their caterpillars are known commonly as oakworms. They are defoliators of oaks.

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17 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pink-striped Oakworm Moths

complexAnisota virginiensis

Orange-tipped and Yellow-striped Oakworm Moths

complexAnisota senatoria

Spiny Oakworm Moth

speciesAnisota stigma

Oslar's Oakworm Moth

speciesAnisota oslari

Florida oakworm moth

speciesAnisota consularis

Anisota dissimilis

speciesAnisota dissimilis

Hornless Oakworm Moth

speciesAnisota finlaysoni

Anisota fuscosa

speciesAnisota fuscosa

Anisota leucostygma

speciesAnisota leucostygma

Anisota assimilis

speciesAnisota assimilis

Anisota punctata

speciesAnisota punctata

Anisota kendallorum

speciesAnisota kendallorum

Manitoba Oakworm Moth

speciesAnisota manitobensis

Anisota bisecta

speciesAnisota bisecta

Anisota heiligbrodti

speciesAnisota heiligbrodti

Anisota dismexicana

speciesAnisota dismexicana

Anisota disjaliscana

speciesAnisota disjaliscana

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59919.