''Spilarctia alba'' is a

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in the family Erebidae. It was described by

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and William Grey in 1853. It is found in China (Beijing, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou),

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and

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.''Spilarctia''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Subspecies

* ''Spilarctia alba alba'' * ''Spilarctia alba hainana'' (Rothschild, 1910) * ''Spilarctia alba kikuchii'' (Matsumura, 1927)

References

Arctiidae genus list
at ''Butterflies and Moths of the World'' of the Natural History Museum Moths described in 1853

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