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.[1]

Anisota
Anisota stigma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Anisota
Hübner, [1820]
Synonyms
  • Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841
  • Adelocampa Packard, 1905

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Burke, Joel T.; Peigler, Richard S. (2009). "Phylogenetic Analysis of Anisota (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Based on Scolus Size and Structure of Mature Larvae". Southeastern Naturalist. 8 (4): 739–745. doi:10.1656/058.008.0415. JSTOR 25599368.
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