Anisota oslari
| Oslar's oakworm moth | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Anisota |
| Species: | A. oslari |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisota oslari Rothschild, 1907[1] | |
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Anisota oslari (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 extreme eastern Texas and Mexico.
The wingspan is 50–86 mm. Females are larger than males. The upperside of the females is uniform brownish yellow. The forewing with a small white cell spot. The upperside of the males is brownish red, with the hindwing somewhat darker than the forewing. The forewing has a small white cell spot. 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 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.
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