Anisota
Encyclopedia
Anisota is a genus of moths in the Saturniidae
family.
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...
family.
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
- Anisota peigleriAnisota peigleriThe Yellowstriped Oakworm is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from south-eastern Kentucky, south-western Virginia, eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina south through western South Carolina and central Georgia into north-central Florida.It is a recently described species and...
Riotte, 1975 - Anisota punctata Riotte & Peigler, 1982
- Anisota senatoriaAnisota senatoriaThe Orangestriped oakworm is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is one of the more common Saturniids, reaching pest status occasionally in the northern parts of its range...
(Smith, 1797) - Anisota stigmaAnisota stigmaThe Spiny Oakworm Moth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and south Ontario to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas and Texas.The wingspan is about 45 mm....
(Fabricius, 1775) - Anisota virginiensisAnisota virginiensisAnisota virginiensis, the Pink-Striped Oakworm Moth, is a species of silk moth of the family Saturniidae.-Description:The female's wings are purplish red, blended with ochre-yellow, have thin scales, and are almost transparent. The male's wings are purplish brown with a large transparent space in...
(Drury, 1773)