Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Saturniidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Anisota | |
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Similar Anisota peigleri, Anisota stigma, Anisota virginiensis, Anisota senatoria, Anisota | ||
Oslar's Oakworm Moth (Anisota oslari) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. 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. 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.