''Anisota'' is a genus of moths in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...

first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1820. Their

caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...

s are known commonly as oakworms. They are defoliators of

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

Species

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Anisota assimilis ''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 folivore, defoliators of oaks. Species * ''Anisota assimilis'' (Druce, 1886) * ''Anis ...

'' (Druce, 1886) * '' Anisota consularis'' Dryar, 1896 * '' Anisota dissimilis'' (Boisduval, 1872) * ''

Anisota finlaysoni ''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'' (Druce, 1886) * '' Anisota cons ...

'' Riotte, 1969 * ''

Anisota kendallorum ''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'' (Druce, 1886) * '' Anisota cons ...

'' Lemaire, 1988 * ''

Anisota leucostygma ''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'' (Druce, 1886) * '' Anisota cons ...

'' (Boisduval, 1872) * ''

Anisota manitobensis ''Anisota manitobensis'', the Manitoba oakworm moth, is a species of royal moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America, primarily Manitoba. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Anisota manitobensis'' is 7717. Early instar caterpill ...

'' McDunnough, 1921 * ''

Anisota oslari ''Anisota oslari'', or Oslar's oakworm moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from south-western Colorado south through New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona to far western Texas and Mexico. The wingspan is 50–86 mm. Adults ...

'' Rothschild, 1907 - Oslar's oakworm moth * ''

Anisota peigleri ''Anisota peigleri'', the yellowstriped oakworm, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Jules C. E. Riotte in 1975. It is found in the United States from south-eastern Kentucky, south-western Virginia, eastern Ten ...

'' Riotte, 1975 - yellowstriped oakworm * ''

Anisota punctata ''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'' (Druce, 1886) * '' Anisota cons ...

'' Riotte & Peigler, 1982 * ''

Anisota senatoria ''Anisota senatoria'', the orangestriped oakworm, also known as the orange-tipped oakworm, is a Nearctic moth of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is one of the more common Saturniids, reaching pest status occasionally in ...

'' (Smith, 1797) - orangestriped oakworm * ''

Anisota stigma ''Anisota stigma'', the spiny oakworm moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in North America from Massachusetts and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Minne ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) - spiny oakworm moth * ''

Anisota virginiensis ''Anisota virginiensis'', the pink-striped oakworm moth, is a species of silk moth of the family Saturniidae. Description The female's wings are purplish red with ochre-yellow. They have thin scales and are almost transparent. The male's wings a ...

'' (Drury, 1773) - pink-striped oakworm moth

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* Ceratocampinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub