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.
Description
Palpi short, porrect and fringed with hair. Antennae bipectinate 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
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 - agreeable tiger moth, white-bodied estigmeneSpilosoma daitoensis Matsumura, 1930Spilosoma dubia - dubious tiger mothSpilosoma ericsoni Spilosoma erythrozona Spilosoma extrema Daniel, 1943Spilosoma fujianensis Fang, 1981Spilosoma inexpectata Rothschild, 1933Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872 - pink-legged tiger moth, red-legged diacrisiaSpilosoma likiangensis Daniel, 1943Spilosoma lubricipeda - white ermineSpilosoma lutea - buff ermineSpilosoma ningyuenfui Daniel, 1943Spilosoma pelopea Spilosoma punctaria Spilosoma reticulata Rothschild, 1933Spilosoma rostagnoi Oberthür, 1911Spilosoma rubidus Spilosoma semialbescens Talbot, 1929Spilosoma urticae - water ermineSpilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864 - vestal tiger-mothSpilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 - Virginia tiger mothErythrophleps species group
Spilosoma ignivagans Rothschild, 1919Spilosoma erythrophleps Hampson, 1894Subgenus ''Rhagonis'' Walker, 1862 or a separate genus
Spilosoma danbyi – Danby's tiger mothSpilosoma pteridis H. Edwards, 1875 – brown tiger mothSpilosoma vagans – wandering tiger mothSubgenus ''Rhodareas'' Kirby, 1892
''Spilosoma sensu lato'' species not congeneric to the type species
Spilosoma albiventre Kiriakoff, 1963Spilosoma atrivenata Rothschild, 1933Spilosoma batesi Spilosoma baxteri Spilosoma bipartita Rothschild, 1933Spilosoma brunneomixta Toulgoët, 1971Spilosoma buryi Spilosoma castelli Rothschild, 1933Spilosoma crossi Spilosoma curvilinea Walker, 1855Spilosoma dufranei Kiriakoff, 1965Spilosoma feifensis Wiltshire, 1986Spilosoma flavidior Gaede, 1923Spilosoma gynephaea Spilosoma hercules Spilosoma heterogenea Bartel, 1903Spilosoma holoxantha Spilosoma immaculata Bartel, 1903Spilosoma jordani Debauche, 1938Spilosoma jussiaeae Spilosoma karschi Bartel, 1903Spilosoma latiradiata Spilosoma maniemae Kiriakoff, 1965Spilosoma mediocinerea Spilosoma mediopunctata Spilosoma melanimon Mabille, 1880Spilosoma nigrocastanea Spilosoma nigrocincta Spilosoma nyasana Rothschild, 1933Spilosoma occidens Spilosoma pales Spilosoma pauliani Spilosoma pellucida Spilosoma penultimum Kiriakoff, 1965Spilosoma pseudambrensis Spilosoma quadrimacula Toulgoët, 1977Spilosoma rava Spilosoma tenuivena Kiriakoff, 1965Spilosoma togoensis Bartel, 1903Spilosoma turlini Toulgoët, 1973Species of unclear status
Spilosoma alberti Spilosoma alticola Rogenhofer, 1891Spilosoma cajetani Rothschild, 1910Spilosoma clasnaumanni Kühne, 2005Spilosoma clava Spilosoma eldorado Spilosoma euryphlebia Spilosoma fraterna Spilosoma fumida Spilosoma fuscipennis Hampson, 1894Spilosoma fusifrons Walker, Spilosoma metaleuca Spilosoma obliqua Spilosoma roseata Spilosoma sagittifera Moore, 1888Spilosoma semperi Spilosoma submargininigra Černý, 2014Spilosoma sumatrana Spilosoma virgulae Černý, 2011Spilosoma wahri Rothschild, 1933Spilosoma wildi De Vos, 2013Spilosoma wilemani Spilosoma withaari De Vos, 2013Species separated into ''[Ardices]''
Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875 – dark-spotted tiger mothSpilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805 – crimson tiger mothSpilosoma glatignyi – black and white tiger mothSpecies separated into ''[Toulgarctia]''
Spilosoma griveaudi Spilosoma luteoradians Spilosoma milloti Spilosoma viettei- ''Spilosoma vieui''