Spilosoma
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Spilosoma is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s in the Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...

 family. It is very heterogeneous genus, and needs in a serious review. Probably, some species should be separated into own genera.

Species more or less related to the type species

  • Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 – Agreeable Tiger Moth, White-bodied Estigmene
  • Spilosoma daitoensis Matsumura, 1930
  • Spilosoma dubia (Walker, 1855) – Dubious Tiger Moth
  • Spilosoma ericsoni
    Spilosoma ericsoni
    Spilosoma ericsoni is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on Borneo.Males have red forewings and immaculate hindwings. Both wings grade distinctively yellowish at the margin. The forewings of the females are less red and have large black spots in the first two spaces from the dorsum. The...

    (Semper, 1899)
  • Spilosoma erythrozona (Kollar, [1844])
  • 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
    Spilosoma lubricipeda
    The White Ermine is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found throughout the temperate belt of Eurasia from Europe through Kazakhstan and Southern Siberia to Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan. In China several sibling species occur.The wingspan is 34-48 mm. Wing pattern is very variable, from...

    Linnaeus, 1758 – White Ermine
  • Spilosoma lutea Hufnagel, 1766 – Buff Ermine
  • Spilosoma ningyuenfui Daniel, 1943
  • Spilosoma pelopea (Druce, 1897)
  • Spilosoma punctaria (Stoll, [1782])
  • Spilosoma reticulata Rothschild, 1933
  • Spilosoma rostagnoi Oberthür, 1911
  • Spilosoma rothschildi Roepke, 1943
  • Spilosoma rubidus (Leech, 1890)
  • Spilosoma semialbescens Talbot, 1929
  • Spilosoma urticae
    Spilosoma urticae
    The Water Ermine is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in temperate belt of the Palearctic ecozone like similar Spilosoma lubricipedum, but prefer more dry biotopes. So, S. urticae is more abundant in steppes and it is the single Spilosoma species in Central Asia.The wingspan is 38-46 mm....

    Esper, 1789 – Water Ermine
  • Spilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864 – Vestal Tiger-moth
  • Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 – Virginia Tiger Moth
  • Spilosoma yemenensis (Hampson, 1916)

Erythrophleps Species Group:
  • Spilosoma innivagans Rothschild, 1919
  • Spilosoma erythrophleps Hampson, 1894

Subgenus Rhagonis Walker, 1862 or a separate genus
  • Spilosoma danbyi (Neumögen & Dyar, 1893)
  • Spilosoma pteridis H. Edwards, 1875
  • Spilosoma vagans (Boisduval, 1852) – Wandering Diacrisia

Subgenus Rhodareas Kirby, 1892
  • Spilosoma melanopsis (Walker, [1865] 1864)

Spilosoma sensu lato species not congeneric to the type species
  • Spilosoma albiventre Kiriakoff, 1963
  • Spilosoma atrivenata Rothschild, 1933
  • Spilosoma batesi (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Spilosoma baxteri (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Spilosoma bipartita Rothschild, 1933
  • Spilosoma brunneomixta Toulgoët, 1971
  • Spilosoma buryi (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Spilosoma castelli Rothschild, 1933
  • Spilosoma crossi (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Spilosoma curvilinea Walker, 1855
  • Spilosoma dufranei Kiriakoff, 1965
  • Spilosoma feifensis 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 (Poey, 1832)
  • Spilosoma karschi 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 Toulgoët, 1977
  • Spilosoma rava (Druce, 1898)
  • Spilosoma tenuivena Kiriakoff, 1965
  • Spilosoma togoensis Bartel, 1903
  • Spilosoma turlini Toulgoët, 1973

Species of unclear status
  • Spilosoma fuscipennis Hampson, 1894
  • Spilosoma fusifrons Walker, [1865]
  • Spilosoma wahri Rothschild, 1933

Species separated into Ardices
Ardices
Ardices is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from Australia.-Species::* Ardices canescens Butler, 1875* Ardices glatignyi -Subgenus Australemyra Dubatolov, 2005::* Ardices curvata...

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  • Spilosoma canescens
    Spilosoma canescens
    Ardices canescens, the Dark-spotted Tiger Moth or Light Ermine Moth, is a moth in the family Arctiidae that is found across most of Australia. Formerly included in Spilosoma, but later generic status of Ardices was proved...

    Butler, 1875 – Dark-Spotted Tiger Moth
  • Spilosoma curvata
    Spilosoma curvata
    The Crimson Tiger Moth is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Australia. Formerly included in Spilosoma, but later generic status of Ardices was proved ....

    Donovan, 1805 – Crimson Tiger Moth
  • Spilosoma glatignyi
    Spilosoma glatignyi
    Ardices glatignyi, the Black and White Tiger Moth, is a moth in the family Arctiidae that is found in Australia. Formerly included in Spilosoma, but later generic status of Ardices was proved...

    (Le Guillou, 1841)
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