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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. Description Palpi 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. 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'' (Walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Lubricipeda
''Spilosoma lubricipeda'', the white ermine, is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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 entirely white wings to strongly covered with black dots. Hindwings often with one or several black dots (rarely without any black dot). Antennae branches long (much longer than in similar '' Spilosoma urticae''), 3–5 times longer than the antenna stem diameter. Technical description and variation Milky white, abdomen orange with black dorsal dots. Forewing more or less sprinkled with sharply defined black dots, of which there are always some at the costa and others arranged in rows in the disc. Hindwing with discal dots and often with anal ones and others. Antennae black. In specimens from northern Scotland the forewing is sandy yellow, ab. ''oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Virginica
''Spilosoma virginica'' is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae occurring in the United States and southern Canada. As a caterpillar, it is known as the yellow woolly bear or yellow bear caterpillar. As an adult, it is known as the Virginian tiger moth. Habitat and range It is present throughout Northern America, but is more common in the Western half. The caterpillar is described as one of the most common on plantings about yards and gardens. Caterpillar life stage Identification The caterpillar varies in color but is typically consistent in its coloration in a single specimen, ''without'' odd tufts of different-colored hair or separately colored heads. Diet It has a diet of a wide range of low-growing plants, including ground cover like grass and clover. The larvae are defoliators, skeletonizing the leaves they feed on, but only the late summer batch of caterpillars is plentiful enough to do much damage to crops. This species tends to have two to three life cycles p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Lutea
The buff ermine (''Spilarctia luteum'') is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Spilosoma''. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found throughout the temperate belt of the Palearctic region south to northern Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia (excluding Buryatia), eastern Mongolia, Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan. The wings of this species are buffish yellow (the males tend to be more yellow than the females) and are typically marked with a diagonal row of dark spots on the forewing and a few other scattered spots on both forewings and hindwings. The extent of black markings varies considerably, however, from almost spotless examples to largely black melanic forms. The wingspan is 34–42 mm. The species flies from May to July in the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range. It is attracted to light. The larva is pale brown and very hairy. It is polyphagous, feeding on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Urticae
''Spilosoma urticae'', the water ermine, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in temperate belt of the Palearctic realm like similar '' Spilosoma lubricipedum'', but prefers drier 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. The length of the forewings is 18–22 mm. Hindwings always without black dots. Antennae branches are very short in males, they are equal and not more than twice longer than the antenna stem diameter (this is the best distinguishing character from ''Spilosoma lubricipeda''). The moth flies April to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Rumex hydrolapathum'', ''Mentha aquatica'', ''Iris pseudacorus'', ''Lysimachia vulgaris'', ''Jacobaea vulgaris'' and ''Pedicularis sylvatica ''Pedicularis sylvatica'', commonly known as common lousewort, is a plant species in the genus ''Pedicularis''. It is native to central and northern E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Vestalis
''Spilosoma vestalis'', the Vestal tiger-moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found along the coast of western North America, from California north to the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington and western Idaho. The length of the forewings is 19–26 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on various plants, including ''Alnus rubra'' and ''Quercus garryana''. References *''Spilosoma vestalis'' at BOLD Moths described in 1864 |
Spilosoma Punctaria
''Spilosoma punctaria'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in the Russian Far East (Middle Amur, Primorye, southern Kuril Islands), China (Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Yunnan, Dunbei, Jilin, Liaonin, Beijing, Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Tibet), Korea, Taiwan and Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Dubia
''Spilosoma dubia'', the dubious tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found from south-eastern Canada west to Alberta and in the eastern United States. The habitat consists of aspen parkland and southern boreal forests. The wingspan is 32–38 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Prunus serotina ''Prunus serotina'', commonly called black cherry,World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition'. CRC Press; 19 April 2016. . p. 833–. wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub in the r ...''. See also * Agreeable tiger moth References *''Spilosoma dubia'' at BOLD [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Pteridis
''Spilosoma pteridis'', the brown tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1875. It is found in the United States in western Oregon and Washington, British Columbia and northern Idaho. The habitat consists of wet forests west of the Cascades, including coastal rainforests, low elevation mixed hardwood-conifer forests, as well as higher elevation conifer forests in the Cascades. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from late spring to early August. The larvae probably feed on various herbaceous plants. Subspecies There are two subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Extrema
''Spilosoma extrema'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1943. It is found in Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... Note: Lepindex lists a ''Spilosoma extrema'' Bannerman, 1933 as a synonym of ''Spilosoma purpurata''. References * Moths described in 1943 extrema {{Spilosoma-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Ningyuenfui
''Spilosoma ningyuenfui'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1943. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ... (Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet). Subspecies *''Spilosoma ningyuenfui ningyuenfui'' (China: Yunnan) *''Spilosoma ningyuenfui flava'' Daniel, 1943 (China: Sichuan, Tibet) References External links''Spilosoma ningyuenfui'' at EOL * Moths described in 1943 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilosoma Erythrozona
''Spilosoma erythrozona'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. It is found in China (south-western Xinjiang, Tibet), eastern Afghanistan and Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 pea ...s. Description Head and thorax white; abdomen crimson above with black bands; white below, with two series of black spots. Wings white, some specimens with traces of a spot at end of cell and sub-marginal spots to both wings. Hab. JM. VV. Himalayas; Kashmir. Wingspan of the male 40 mm, female 46 mm. References * Note: This source misspells the specific name. The original description, linked below, confirms the spelling used here. *''Spilosoma erythrozon''a at BOLD [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |