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 Minnesota, Kansas and Texas.
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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. stigma
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| Anisota stigma (Fabricius, 1775)
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The wingspan is about 45 millimetres (2 in).
The larvae mainly feed on oak, but have also been reported on hazel and basswood. Anisota stigma is the only Anisota species with males known to be attracted to light.[1]
References
edit- ^ Tuskes, Paul M. (1996). The wild silk moths of North America : a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates. p. 71. ISBN 0801431301.
External links
edit- Bartlett, Troy (August 24, 2018). "Species Anisota stigma - Spiny Oakworm Moth - Hodges#7716". BugGuide. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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