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 <small>(Druce, 1886)</small>
- Anisota consularis <small>Dryar, 1896</small>
- Anisota dissimilis <small>(Boisduval, 1872)</small>
- Anisota finlaysoni <small>Riotte, 1969</small>
- Anisota kendallorum <small>Lemaire, 1988</small>
- Anisota leucostygma <small>(Boisduval, 1872)</small>
- Anisota manitobensis <small>McDunnough, 1921</small>
- Anisota oslari <small>Rothschild, 1907</small> - Oslar's oakworm moth
- Anisota peigleri <small>Riotte, 1975</small> - yellowstriped oakworm
- Anisota punctata <small>Riotte & Peigler, 1982</small>
- Anisota senatoria <small>(Smith, 1797)</small> - orangestriped oakworm
- Anisota stigma <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> - spiny oakworm moth
- Anisota virginiensis <small>(Drury, 1773)</small> - pink-striped oakworm moth
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