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title: "Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth"
description: "Anisota senatoria — Insekten & Spinnen. Anisota senatoria, the orangestriped oakworm, also known as the orange-tipped oakworm, is a Nearctic moth of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/orange-tipped-oakworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth

> Anisota senatoria — Insekten & Spinnen. Anisota senatoria, the orangestriped oakworm, also known as the orange-tipped oakworm,  is a Nearctic moth of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae.

- Scientific name: *Anisota senatoria*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 7946
- Wikidata: [Q2131585](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2131585)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81583](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81583)

## Names

- en: Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (2954), CA (308)

## Summary

Anisota senatoria, the orangestriped oakworm, also known as the orange-tipped oakworm,  is a Nearctic moth of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is one of the more common Saturniids, reaching pest status occasionally in the northern parts of its range. As they are late-season feeders, however, they do little lasting damage to their hosts (most of the  has been stored already). It is very similar to A. finlaysoni in southern Ontario and A. peigleri in the southern US. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisota_senatoria

## Photo

![Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orange-tipped-oakworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Evan Feusi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385132198

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orange-tipped-oakworm-moth?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).