Anisota stigma
Anisota stigma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Anisota |
Species: | A. stigma |
Binomial name | |
Anisota stigma (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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The spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and south Ontario to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas and Texas.
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Larva
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Eggs
The wingspan is about 45 millimetres (2 in).
The larvae mainly feed on oak, but have also been reported on hazel and basswood.