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[citation needed], as certain species probably need reclassification into their own genera.
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| Spilosoma ericsoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Spilosoma Curtis, 1825 |
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Description
editPalpi 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.[1]
Species more or less related to the type species
edit- Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 – agreeable tiger moth, white-bodied estigmene
- Spilosoma daitoensis Matsumura, 1930
- Spilosoma dubia (Walker, 1855) – dubious tiger moth
- Spilosoma ericsoni (Semper, 1899)[2]
- 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 (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 rubidus (Leech, 1890)
- Spilosoma semialbescens Talbot, 1929
- Spilosoma urticae (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
edit- Spilosoma ignivagans Rothschild, 1919
- Spilosoma erythrophleps Hampson, 1894
Subgenus Rhagonis Walker, 1862 or a separate genus
edit- Spilosoma danbyi (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
edit- Spilosoma melanopsis (Walker, [1865] 1864)
Spilosoma sensu lato species not congeneric to the type species
edit- 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
edit- Spilosoma alberti (Rothschild, 1914)
- Spilosoma alticola Rogenhofer, 1891
- Spilosoma cajetani Rothschild, 1910
- Spilosoma clasnaumanni Kühne, 2005
- Spilosoma clava (Wileman, 1910)
- Spilosoma eldorado (Rothschild, 1910)
- Spilosoma euryphlebia (Hampson, 1903)
- Spilosoma fraterna (Rothschild, 1910)
- Spilosoma fumida (Wileman, 1910)
- Spilosoma fuscipennis Hampson, 1894
- Spilosoma fusifrons Walker, [1865]
- Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)
- Spilosoma obliqua (Walker, 1855)
- Spilosoma roseata (Rothschild, 1910)
- Spilosoma sagittifera Moore, 1888
- Spilosoma semperi (Rothschild, 1910)
- Spilosoma submargininigra Černý, 2014
- Spilosoma sumatrana (Swinhoe, 1905)
- Spilosoma virgulae Černý, 2011
- Spilosoma wahri Rothschild, 1933
- Spilosoma wildi De Vos, 2013
- Spilosoma wilemani (Rothschild, 1914)
- Spilosoma withaari De Vos, 2013
- Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875 – dark-spotted tiger moth
- Spilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805 – crimson tiger moth
- Spilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841) – black and white tiger moth
Species separated into Toulgarctia
edit- Spilosoma griveaudi (Toulgoët, 1957)
- Spilosoma luteoradians (Toulgoët, 1954)
- Spilosoma milloti (Toulgoët, 1954)
- Spilosoma viettei (Toulgoët, 1954)
- Spilosoma vieui (Toulgoët, 1957)
References
edit- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Spilosoma ericsoni Semper". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- "Taxonomy Browser: Spilosoma". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 22, 2019.
