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Spilosoma
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Spilosoma

Spilosoma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae 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.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Virginian Tiger Moth

speciesSpilosoma virginica

White Ermine

speciesSpilosoma lubricipeda

Agreeable Tiger Moth

speciesSpilosoma congrua

Buff Ermine

speciesSpilosoma lutea

Dubious Tiger Moth

speciesSpilosoma dubia

Vestal Tiger Moth

speciesSpilosoma vestalis

Wandering Tiger Moth

speciesSpilosoma vagans

Water Ermine

speciesSpilosoma urticae

Pink-legged Tiger Moth

speciesSpilosoma latipennis

Spilosoma punctaria

speciesSpilosoma punctaria

Spilosoma cervina

speciesSpilosoma cervina

Brown Tiger Moth

speciesSpilosoma pteridis

Spilosoma kebea

speciesSpilosoma kebea

Jute Hairy Caterpillar Moth

speciesSpilosoma obliqua

Spilosoma groganae

speciesSpilosoma groganae

Spilosoma ummera

speciesSpilosoma ummera

Spilosoma strigatula

speciesSpilosoma strigatula

Spilosoma eldorado

speciesSpilosoma eldorado

Spilosoma irina

speciesSpilosoma irina

Spilosoma erythrastis

speciesSpilosoma erythrastis

Spilosoma pelopea

speciesSpilosoma pelopea

Spilosoma fumida

speciesSpilosoma fumida

Spilosoma biagi

speciesSpilosoma biagi

Spilosoma curvilinea

speciesSpilosoma curvilinea

Spilosoma nydia

speciesSpilosoma nydia

Spilosoma griseabrunnea

speciesSpilosoma griseabrunnea

Spilosoma vandepolli

speciesSpilosoma vandepolli

Spilosoma jussiaeae

speciesSpilosoma jussiaeae

Spilosoma vulgaris

speciesSpilosoma vulgaris

Spilosoma hosei

speciesSpilosoma hosei

Spilosoma denigrata

speciesSpilosoma denigrata

Spilosoma costata

speciesSpilosoma costata

Rhodareas

subgenusRhodareas

Spilosoma elmagna

speciesSpilosoma elmagna

Spilosoma owgarra

speciesSpilosoma owgarra

Spilosoma arctichroa

speciesSpilosoma arctichroa

Spilosoma alberti

speciesSpilosoma alberti

Spilosoma dinawa

speciesSpilosoma dinawa

Spilosoma nivea

speciesSpilosoma nivea

Spilosoma lifuensis

speciesSpilosoma lifuensis

Spilosoma adriani

speciesSpilosoma adriani

Spilosoma ardens

speciesSpilosoma ardens

Spilosoma sinnemorum

speciesSpilosoma sinnemorum

Spilosoma styx

speciesSpilosoma styx

Spilosoma euryphlebia

speciesSpilosoma euryphlebia

Spilosoma bipartita

speciesSpilosoma bipartita

Spilosoma brunnea

speciesSpilosoma brunnea

Spilosoma lateritica

speciesSpilosoma lateritica

Spilosoma platycroca

speciesSpilosoma platycroca

Spilosoma malayana

speciesSpilosoma malayana

Spilosoma leighi

speciesSpilosoma leighi

Spilosoma howqua

speciesSpilosoma howqua

Spilosoma crossi

speciesSpilosoma crossi

Spilosoma nana

speciesSpilosoma nana

Spilosoma fraterna

speciesSpilosoma fraterna

Spilosoma gopara

speciesSpilosoma gopara

Spilosoma daitoensis

speciesSpilosoma daitoensis

Spilosoma thomasi

speciesSpilosoma thomasi

Spilosoma imparilis

speciesSpilosoma imparilis

Spilosoma withaari

speciesSpilosoma withaari

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