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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Anisota |
| Species: | A. oslari
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| Anisota oslari Rothschild, 1907[1]
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The wingspan is 50–86 mm. Adults are day fliers and are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[2] Adults do not feed.
The larvae feed on various Quercus (oak) species, including Quercus oblongifolia and Quercus turbinella. Young larvae are gregarious, but become solitary as they grow. Fully grown larvae pupate and overwinter in shallow underground chambers.
References
edit- ^ "890021.00 – 7722 – Anisota oslari – Oslar's Oakworm Moth – Rothschild, 1907". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas "Oslar's oakworm moth Anisota oslari Rothschild, 1907". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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