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Spiny Oakworm Moth

Anisota stigma

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alabama.January 38, February 41, March 43, April 76, May 53, June 70, July 305, August 35, September 37, October 39, November 31, December 32.
United States2,879
Alabama1,174
Georgia500
North Carolina260
Louisiana253
Massachusetts180
Virginia167
Texas155
Tennessee142
Mississippi140

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyEmperor and Giant Silk Moths · Saturniidae
GenusOakworm Moths · Anisota

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