The Spilosomina are a subtribe of

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Arctiini __NOTOC__ The Arctiini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Arctiinae, within the lichen and tiger moth family, Arctiidae. The ranks of the fami ...

, which is part of 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'') ...

Taxonomy

The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Spilosomini of the family

Arctiidae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

Genera

The following genera are included in the subtribe. Numerous arctiine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, so this genus list may be incomplete. *'' Aethalida'' *'' Acantharctia'' *'' Afraloa'' *'' Afroarctia'' *'' Afrojavanica'' *'' Afromurzinia'' *'' Afrospilarctia'' *'' Afrowatsonius'' *'' Alexicles'' *''

Allanwatsonia ''Allanwatsonia'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Douglas C. Ferguson in 1985. Its only species, ''Allanwatsonia hodeva'', was first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spa ...

'' *'' Alpenus'' *''

Aloa ''Aloa'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Aloa cardinalis'' (Butler, 1875) * '' Aloa ihlei'' Černý, 2009 * ''Aloa lactinea'' (Cramer, 1777) ''Aloa sensu lato'' * '' Aloa albistriga'' Walker, 1865 * ''Aloa colla ...

'' *'' Alphaea'' with two subgenera: '' Flavalphaea'' and '' Nayaca'' *''

Amsacta ''Amsacta'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus contains several species that need a review. Species congeneric to the type species * '' Amsacta fuscosa'' (Bartel, 1903) * '' Amsacta ...

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Amsactarctia ''Amsactarctia'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Emilio Berio Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer. He described several new genera and species of moths, ...

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Amsactoides ''Amsactoides'' is genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Shōnen Matsumura was a Japanese entomologist. Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shōnen Matsumura established Japan's first course on entomology at Hokkai ...

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Andala ''Andala'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, ''Andala unifascia'', is found in the north-western Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of t ...

'' *'' Arachnis'' *''

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 ...

'' with a subgenus '' Australemyra'' *''

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'' with a subgenus '' Melanareas'' *'' Argyarctia'' with a subgenus '' Fangalphaea'' *'' Binna'' *''

Bucaea ''Bucaea'' is a genus of Arctiinae (erebid moths), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths in the genus are found in Hindustan. Species *''Bucaea fumipennis'' (Hampson, 1891) *''Bucaea simplex'' (Walker,

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Canararctia ''Canararctia'' is a monotypic Arctiinae (moth), tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 1990. Its only species, ''Canararctia rufescens'', was Species description, first described by Gaspard Auguste B ...

'' *'' Carcinarctia'' *'' Cheliosea'' *'' Chionarctia'' *'' Cladarctia'' *''

Creataloum ''Creataloum'' is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2004. Its only species, ''Creataloum arabicum'', was first described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Egypt, souther ...

'' *'' Creatonotos'' with a subgenus '' Phissama'' *'' Cymaroa'' *''

Dasyarctia ''Dasyarctia'' is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes only one species, ''Dasyarctia grisea'', which is found in South Africa and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ...

'' *'' Defreinarctia'' *'' Detoulgoetia'' *'' Diaphora'' *''

Dionychoscelis ''Dionychoscelis'' is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes one species, ''Dionychoscelis venata'', which is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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Disparctia ''Disparctia'' is a genus of Arctiinae (moth), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1978. The moths in the genus are found in the Afrotropics. Species * ''Disparctia thomensis'' (Joicey & Talbot, ...

'' *'' Dubatolovia'' *''

Eospilarctia ''Eospilarctia'' is a genus of Arctiinae (moth), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It was erected by Nobutoyo Kôda in 1988. The moths are found in east Asia. Taxonomy The genus needs in a scientific review. Some species and subspecies are sti ...

'' with a subgenus '' Pareospilarctia'' *'' Epatolmis'' *''

Epilacydes ''Epilacydes'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. The moths are found in the Afrotropics. Species * '' Epilacydes bayoni'' (Berio, 1935) * '' Epilacydes pseudoscita'' Dubatolov, 2006 * ...

'' *'' Estigmene'' *'' Eudiaphora'' *'' Eyralpenus'' with a subgenus '' Pareyralpenus'' *'' Fangarctia'' *'' Fodinoidea'' *'' Heliozona'': position is questionable *''

Hollowaya ''Hollowaya'' is a genus of Arctiinae (erebid moths), tiger moths in the family Erebidae and is strictly endemic for New Caledonia. Species *''Hollowaya lateritica'' (Jeremy Daniel Holloway, Holloway, 1979) *''Hollowaya lifuensis'' (Walter Roths ...

'' *'' Hollowayana'' *'' Hyarias'' *''

Hypercompe ''Hypercompe'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Taxonomy Several species were formerly separated in ''Ecpantheria'', which is now regarded as a junior synonym. Species The genus includes th ...

'' *'' Hyphantria'' *'' Juxtarctia'' *''

Kenyarctia ''Kenyarctia'' is a genus of tiger moths 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 ...

'' *'' Kiriakoffalia'' *''

Lemyra ''Lemyra'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains many species from East and South Asia, Sundaland and Australia. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. Species Subgenus ''Lemyra'' * '' Lemyra extensa' ...

'' with a subgenus '' Thyrgorina'' *'' Leptarctia'' *''

Leucaloa ''Leucaloa'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths in the genus are found in the Afrotropics. Species * '' Leucaloa butti'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Leucaloa eugraphica'' (Walker, 865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was ...

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Lithosarctia ''Lithosarctia'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Franz Daniel in 1954. The moths in the genus are from western China and Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, ...

'' with a subgenus '' Ocnogynodes'' *''

Logunovium ''Logunovium'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from Afrotropics The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island ...

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Madagascarctia ''Madagascarctia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae from Madagascar. The genus was erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2006. As per David T. Goodger and Allan Watson (1995) the species of this genus have ...

'' *'' Maurica'' *'' Menegites'' *'' Metacrias'' *''

Micralarctia ''Micralarctia'' is a genus of moth in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics. Species * ''Micralarctia australis'' Watson, 1988

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* ''Micralarctia punctulatum'' (Wallengren, 1860) ** ''Micralarctia punctulatum auricinctum'' (Butler, 189 ...

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Micraloa ''Micraloa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from Hindustan, Himalayas, Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma). Species * ''Micraloa lineola'' (Fabricius, 1793) * ''Micraloa emittens'' (Walker, 1855) References * , 2004: A new genus is estab ...

'' *'' Monstruncusarctia'' *'' Murzinarctia'' *'' Murzinoria'' *''

Murzinowatsonia ''Murzinowatsoniia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2003. Its only species, ''Murzinowatsonia x-album'', was Species description, first described by Charles Obe ...

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Nannoarctia ''Nannoarctia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Nobutoyo Kôda in 1988. Species *''Nannoarctia conjuncta'' (Hampson, 1901) **''Nannoarctia conjuncta javanica'' Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2010 **''Nannoarcti ...

'' with a subgenus '' Pseudorajendra'' *'' Nebrarctia'' *'' Nicetosoma'' *'' Ocnogyna'' *'' Olepa'' *'' Orhantarctia'' *'' Pangora'' *'' Paralacydes'' *'' Paralpenus'' *'' Paramaenas'' *'' Paramsacta'' *'' Paraspilarctia'' with a subgenus '' Kishidarctia'' *'' Pericaliella'' *'' Phaos'' *'' Phlyctaenogastra'' *'' Phragmatobia'' *'' Poecilarctia'' *'' Popoudina'' with a subgenus '' Pseudopopoudina'' *''

Pseudophragmatobia ''Pseudophragmatobia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from South Africa. Species * ''Pseudophragmatobia cinnamomea'' Krüger, 2009 * ''Pseudophragmatobia limbata'' Krüger, 2009 * ''Pseudophragmatobia salmo'' Krüger, 2009 * ''Pseud ...

'' *'' Pseudoradiarctia'' *'' Pyrrharctia'' *''

Radiarctia ''Radiarctia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from Afrotropics The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island ...

'' *'' Rajendra'' *'' Rhagonis'' - often included in ''Spilosoma'' *''

Rhodareas ''Spilosoma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae originally described by John Curtis (entomologist), John Curtis in 1825. A very heterogeneous group, it is in need of review by the scientific community, as certain species probably need re ...

'': probably a subgenus of ''

Spilarctia ''Spilarctia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Subgenus ''Spilarctia'' *''accensa'' species group **''Spilarctia accensa'' (Swinhoe, 1903) **''Spilarctia ericsoni'' (Semper, 18 ...

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Rhodogastria ''Rhodogastria'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastlin ...

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Saenura ''Saenura'' is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. It contains only one species, ''Saenura flava'', which can be found in southern Africa. The larvae feed on ''Tagetes erecta'', ''Senecio'' species, ''Cassia occidentali ...

'' *'' Satara'' with a subgenus '' Owadasatara'' *'' Seirarctia'' *'' Seydelia'' *'' Sinowatsonia'' *'' Somatrichia'' *''

Spilaethalida ''Spilaethalida'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from New Guinea and Northern Australia. One undescribed species occurs in Sulawesi. Species * ''Spilaethalida turbida'' (Butler, 1882) * ''Spilaethalida erythrastis'' (Meyrick, 1886) ...

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'' - often included in ''Spilosoma'' *'' Spilosoma'' *''

Streltzovia ''Streltzovia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae from East Asia. By general appearance, it is very similar to ''Spilosoma'' species, but male genitalia are different. The genus consists of only one species, ''Streltzovia caeria'', ...

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Tajigyna ''Tajigyna'' is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. Its only species, ''Tajigyna gansoni'', is known from Tajikistan. Both the genus and species were Species description, first described by Vladimir Viktorovitch D ...

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Tatargina ''Tatargina'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. Selected species * ''Tatargina picta'' (Walker,

Subgenus ''Hindargina'' Dubatolov, 2006 * ''Tatargina ceylonensis'' (Ha ...

'' with a subgenus '' Hindargina'' *'' Teracotona'' with two subgenera '' Neoteracotona'' and '' Pseudoteracotona'' *''

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) * ' ...

'' *'' Ustjuzhania'' *''

Watsonarctia ''Watsonarctia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Josef J. de Freina and Thomas Joseph Witt in 1984. Its only species, ''Watsonarctia deserta'', the chaste pellicle, was first described by Max Bartel in 1902. It is ...

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