''Spilosoma'' is a

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

originally described by John Curtis in 1825. A very heterogeneous group, it is in need of review by the scientific community, as certain species probably need reclassification into their own genera.

Description

Palpi short, porrect (extending forward) and fringed with hair. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in male and serrate in female. Mid tibia with a terminal pair of minute spurs and hind tibia with two spur pairs. Forewings are rather long and narrow. Veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7 to 10 are stalked. Hindwings with veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle. Vein 8 from middle of cell. Female with an abdominal tuft developed in most cases.

Species more or less related to the type species

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Spilosoma congrua The agreeable tiger moth (''Spilosoma congrua'') is one of three species of white tiger moth which are common in the United States. It has pronounced black eyes, white abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky ...

'' Walker, 1855 – agreeable tiger moth, white-bodied estigmene * '' Spilosoma daitoensis'' Matsumura, 1930 * '' Spilosoma dubia'' (Walker, 1855) – dubious tiger moth * ''

Spilosoma ericsoni ''Spilosoma ericsoni'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1899. It is found on Borneo. Males have red forewings and immaculate hindwings. Both wings grade distinctively yellowish at the margin. The forewings of ...

'' (Semper, 1899) * '' Spilosoma erythrozona'' (Kollar,

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* '' Spilosoma extrema'' Daniel, 1943 * '' Spilosoma fujianensis'' Fang, 1981 * '' Spilosoma inexpectata'' Rothschild, 1933 * '' Spilosoma latipennis'' Stretch, 1872 – pink-legged tiger moth, red-legged diacrisia * '' Spilosoma likiangensis'' Daniel, 1943 * '' Spilosoma lubricipeda'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – white ermine * '' Spilosoma lutea'' (Hufnagel, 1766) – buff ermine * '' Spilosoma ningyuenfui'' Daniel, 1943 * '' Spilosoma pelopea'' (Druce, 1897) * '' Spilosoma punctaria'' (Stoll,

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* '' Spilosoma reticulata'' Rothschild, 1933 * ''

Spilosoma rostagnoi ''Spilosoma rostagnoi'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1911. It is found in Sichuan, China. Description Male Head and thorax white, the patagia and metathorax with black spots; antennas black; abdomen ...

'' Oberthür, 1911 * '' Spilosoma rubidus'' (Leech, 1890) * ''

Spilosoma semialbescens ''Spilosoma semialbescens'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Talbot in 1929. It is found on Seram Island Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of ...

'' Talbot, 1929 * '' Spilosoma urticae'' (Esper, 1789) – water ermine * '' Spilosoma vestalis'' Packard, 1864 – vestal tiger-moth * '' Spilosoma virginica'' Fabricius, 1798 – Virginia tiger moth * ''

Spilosoma yemenensis ''Spilosoma yemenensis'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is ...

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Erythrophleps species group

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Spilosoma ignivagans ''Spilosoma ignivagans'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1919. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countr ...

'' Rothschild, 1919 * ''

Spilosoma erythrophleps ''Spilosoma erythrophleps'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1894. It is found in Assam, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countri ...

'' Hampson, 1894

Subgenus ''Rhagonis'' Walker, 1862 or a separate genus

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Spilosoma danbyi ''Spilosoma danbyi'', or Danby's tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and western Canada ...

'' (Neumögen & Dyar, 1893) – Danby's tiger moth * '' Spilosoma pteridis'' H. Edwards, 1875 – brown tiger moth * '' Spilosoma vagans'' (Boisduval, 1852) – wandering tiger moth

Subgenus ''Rhodareas'' Kirby, 1892

* '' Spilosoma melanopsis'' (Walker,

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''Spilosoma sensu lato'' species not congeneric to the type species

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Spilosoma albiventre ''Spilosoma albiventre'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1963. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1963 * '' Spilosoma atrivenata'' Rothschild, 1933 * '' Spilosoma batesi'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Spilosoma baxteri'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Spilosoma bipartita'' Rothschild, 1933 * '' Spilosoma brunneomixta'' Toulgoët, 1971 * ''

Spilosoma buryi ''Spilosoma buryi'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya ...

'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Spilosoma castelli'' Rothschild, 1933 * '' Spilosoma crossi'' (Rothschild, 1910) * ''

Spilosoma curvilinea ''Spilosoma curvilinea'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, ...

'' Walker, 1855 * '' Spilosoma dufranei'' Kiriakoff, 1965 * ''

Spilosoma feifensis ''Spilosoma feifensis'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Wiltshire in 1986. It is found in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of t ...

'' Wiltshire, 1986 * '' Spilosoma flavidior'' Gaede, 1923 * '' Spilosoma gynephaea'' (Hampson, 1901) * '' Spilosoma hercules'' (Toulgoët, 1956) * '' Spilosoma heterogenea'' Bartel, 1903 * '' Spilosoma holoxantha'' (Hampson, 1907) * '' Spilosoma immaculata'' Bartel, 1903 * '' Spilosoma jordani'' Debauche, 1938 * ''

Spilosoma jussiaeae ''Spilosoma jussiaeae'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found on Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the i ...

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Spilosoma karschi ''Spilosoma karschi'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Max Bartel in 1903. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in Ea ...

'' Bartel, 1903 * '' Spilosoma latiradiata'' (Hampson, 1901) * '' Spilosoma maniemae'' Kiriakoff, 1965 * '' Spilosoma mediocinerea'' (Toulgoët, 1956) * '' Spilosoma mediopunctata'' (Pagenstecher, 1903) * '' Spilosoma melanimon'' Mabille, 1880 * '' Spilosoma nigrocastanea'' (Rothschild, 1917) * '' Spilosoma nigrocincta'' (Kenrick, 1914) * '' Spilosoma nyasana'' Rothschild, 1933 * '' Spilosoma occidens'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Spilosoma pales'' (Druce, 1910) * '' Spilosoma pauliani'' (Toulgoët, 1956) * '' Spilosoma pellucida'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Spilosoma penultimum'' Kiriakoff, 1965 * '' Spilosoma pseudambrensis'' (Toulgoët, 1961) * ''

Spilosoma quadrimacula ''Spilosoma quadrimacula'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1977. It is found in Ethiopia. References

* Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Moths described in 1977 Spilosoma, quadrimacula {{Spilosoma-s ...

'' Toulgoët, 1977 * '' Spilosoma rava'' (Druce, 1898) * ''

Spilosoma tenuivena ''Spilosoma tenuivena'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1965. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References

* Moths described in 1965 Spilosoma, tenuivena Endemic fauna of t ...

'' Kiriakoff, 1965 * '' Spilosoma togoensis'' Bartel, 1903 * '' Spilosoma turlini'' Toulgoët, 1973

Species of unclear status

* '' Spilosoma alberti'' (Rothschild, 1914) * '' Spilosoma alticola'' Rogenhofer, 1891 * '' Spilosoma cajetani'' Rothschild, 1910 * '' Spilosoma clasnaumanni'' Kühne, 2005 * '' Spilosoma clava'' (Wileman, 1910) * ''

Spilosoma eldorado ''Spilosoma eldorado'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in eastern India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); t ...

'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Spilosoma euryphlebia'' (Hampson, 1903) * '' Spilosoma fraterna'' (Rothschild, 1910) * ''

Spilosoma fumida ''Spilosoma fumida'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1910. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the ...

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Spilosoma fuscipennis ''Spilosoma fuscipennis'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1894. It is found in the Himalayas. Description Female Antennae with the branches very short; thorax and abdomen dark reddish brown; palpi, frons ...

'' Hampson, 1894 * '' Spilosoma fusifrons'' Walker,

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Spilosoma metaleuca ''Spilosoma metaleuca'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Nigeria and Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially t ...

'' (Hampson, 1905) * '' Spilosoma obliqua'' (Walker, 1855) * '' Spilosoma roseata'' (Rothschild, 1910) * ''

Spilosoma sagittifera ''Spilosoma sagittifera'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in India, Nepal, China and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, ...

'' Moore, 1888 * '' Spilosoma semperi'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Spilosoma sumatrana'' (Swinhoe, 1905) * '' Spilosoma virgulae'' Černý, 2011 * ''

Spilosoma wahri ''Spilosoma wahri'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found on Timor.Spilosoma wildi'' De Vos, 2013 * '' Spilosoma wilemani'' (Rothschild, 1914) * '' Spilosoma withaari'' De Vos, 2013

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Ardices ''Ardices'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855 and the moths are found in Australia. Species * '' Ardices canescens'' Butler, 1875 * '' Ardices glatignyi'' (Le Guillou, 1841) Sub ...
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* '' Spilosoma canescens'' Butler, 1875 – dark-spotted tiger moth * '' Spilosoma curvata'' Donovan, 1805 – crimson tiger moth * ''

Spilosoma glatignyi ''Ardices glatignyi'', the black and white tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae that is found in Australia. The species was Species description, first described by Le Guillou in 1841. Formerly included in ''Spilosoma'', but later gener ...

'' (Le Guillou, 1841) – black and white tiger moth

Species separated into ''
Toulgarctia ''Toulgarctia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae from Madagascar. The genus was erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov and Patrick G. Haynes in 2008. Species * ''Toulgarctia griveaudi'' (Toulgoët, 1956) * ' ...
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Spilosoma griveaudi ''Toulgarctia griveaudi'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1957. It is found on Madagascar. References

Moths described in 1957 Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ...

'' (Toulgoët, 1957) * '' Spilosoma luteoradians'' (Toulgoët, 1954) * '' Spilosoma milloti'' (Toulgoët, 1954) * '' Spilosoma viettei'' (Toulgoët, 1954) * ''

Spilosoma vieui ''Toulgarctia vieui'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1957. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...

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Description

Species more or less related to the type species

Erythrophleps species group

Subgenus ''Rhagonis'' Walker, 1862 or a separate genus

Subgenus ''Rhodareas'' Kirby, 1892

''Spilosoma sensu lato'' species not congeneric to the type species

Species of unclear status

Species separated into ''Ardices ''Ardices'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855 and the moths are found in Australia. Species * '' Ardices canescens'' Butler, 1875 * '' Ardices glatignyi'' (Le Guillou, 1841) Sub ...''

Species separated into ''Toulgarctia ''Toulgarctia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae from Madagascar. The genus was erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov and Patrick G. Haynes in 2008. Species * ''Toulgarctia griveaudi'' (Toulgoët, 1956) * ' ...''

References

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Species separated into ''
Ardices ''Ardices'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855 and the moths are found in Australia. Species * '' Ardices canescens'' Butler, 1875 * '' Ardices glatignyi'' (Le Guillou, 1841) Sub ...
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Species separated into ''
Toulgarctia ''Toulgarctia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae from Madagascar. The genus was erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov and Patrick G. Haynes in 2008. Species * ''Toulgarctia griveaudi'' (Toulgoët, 1956) * ' ...
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