''Spilaethalida'' is a genus of

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Species

* '' Spilaethalida turbida'' (Butler, 1882) * '' Spilaethalida erythrastis'' (Meyrick, 1886)

References

* , 2007: ''Spilaethalida'', a new genus for the New Guinean and Australian ''Spilarctia turbida'' complex (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Euroasian Entomological Journal'' 6 (3): 324-326, 342, color plate VII, fig. 1-6.
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