Subspecies Anisota virginiensis pellucida - Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth

Classification · Remarks

Oakworm Moth - Anisota virginiensis - male

Pink-Striped Oakworm Moth - Anisota virginiensis - female

Burnt Orange/Brown Moth - Anisota virginiensis

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth - Anisota virginiensis

Pink Striped Oak Worm Moth - Anisota virginiensis - Anisota virginiensis

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea

Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)

Subfamily Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)

Genus Anisota

Species virginiensis (Pink-striped Oakworm Moth - Hodges#7723)

Subspecies pellucida (Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth)

Remarks

In "Check List of the Lepidoptera of North America North of Mexico", Hodges# 7723a

For more information see Species page.

Contributed by Tony-2 on 9 December, 2006 - 2:17pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason
Last updated 15 October, 2007 - 2:04pm

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