Anisota


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 Anisota consularis Dryar, 1896Anisota dissimilis Anisota finlaysoni Riotte, 1969Anisota kendallorum Lemaire, 1988Anisota leucostygma Anisota manitobensis McDunnough, 1921Anisota oslari Rothschild, 1907 - Oslar's oakworm mothAnisota peigleri Riotte, 1975 - yellowstriped oakwormAnisota punctata Riotte & Peigler, 1982Anisota senatoria - orangestriped oakwormAnisota stigma - spiny oakworm mothAnisota virginiensis - pink-striped oakworm moth