''Spilarctia'' is a

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moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

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. The genus was erected by

Arthur Gardiner Butler Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders. Biography Arthur Gardiner B ...

in 1875.

Subgenus ''Spilarctia''

*''accensa'' species group **''

Spilarctia accensa ''Spilarctia accensa'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1903. It is found on Sumatra on Malacca Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1903) **'' Spilarctia ericsoni'' (Semper, 1899) **'' Spilarctia rhodochroa'' (Hampson, 1916) **'' Spilarctia rubriventris'' (Talbot, 1926) *''ananda'' species group **''

Spilarctia ananda ''Spilarctia ananda'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Karl Johann Roepke in 1938. It is found on Java and possibly Malacca. The larvae feed on ''Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and s ...

'' (Roepke, 1938) **'' Spilarctia groganae'' (Holloway, 1976) **'' Spilarctia irina'' Dubatolov, 2006 *''bisecta'' species group **''

Spilarctia bisecta ''Spilarctia bisecta'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1889. 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 p ...

'' (Leech,

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**'' Spilarctia graminivora'' Inoue, 1988 **'' Spilarctia lungtani'' Daniel, 1943 **''

Spilarctia subtestacea ''Spilarctia subtestacea'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Taiwan and Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and s ...

'' (Rothschild, 1910) *''casigneta'' species group **'' Spilarctia adumbrata'' (Thomas, 1994) **'' Spilarctia borneensis'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia casigneta'' (Kollar,

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**'' Spilarctia fumida'' (Wileman, 1910) **'' Spilarctia roseata'' (Rothschild, 1910) **''

Spilarctia rubilinea ''Spilarctia rubilinea'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in Nepal, India (Sikkim, Assam), Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...

'' (Moore,

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**''

Spilarctia rufofusca ''Spilarctia rufofusca'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas in 1994. It is found on Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian terr ...

'' (Thomas, 1994) **'' Spilarctia sagittifera'' Moore, 1888 **''

Spilarctia sinica ''Spilarctia sinica'' 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 popula ...

'' Daniel, 1943 **''

Spilarctia tamangi ''Spilarctia tamangi'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas in 1994. It is found in the Indian states of Sikkim and Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalaya ...

'' (Thomas, 1994) **''

Spilarctia variata ''Spilarctia variata'' 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 popul ...

'' Daniel, 1943 **''

Spilarctia xanthogaster ''Spilarctia xanthogaster'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas in 1994. It is found in Myanmar and the Indian state of Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Him ...

'' (Thomas, 1994) **''

Spilarctia xanthogastes ''Spilarctia xanthogastes'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Cheng-Lai Fang in 2000. It is found in Yunnan and Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much ...

'' Fang, 2000 **''

Spilarctia xanthosoma ''Spilarctia xanthosoma'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Karl Johann Roepke in 1954. It is found on Java. References * Moths described in 1954 xanthosoma ''Xanthosoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ...

'' (Roepke, 1954) *''hypogopa'' species group **'' Spilarctia daltonica'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia hypogopa'' (Hampson, 1907) **'' Spilarctia flavorubida'' Dubatolov, 2006 **'' Spilarctia moorei'' Snellen, 1879 **'' Spilarctia philippina'' Dubatolov & Kishida, 2006 **''

Spilarctia postrubida ''Spilarctia postrubida'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1910. It is found in Taiwan, Japan's Ryukyu Islands and the Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Hainan. References

* Moths ...

'' (Wileman, 1910) *''leopardina'' species group **'' Spilarctia inayatullahi'' Dubatolov & Gurko, 2004 **'' Spilarctia leopardina'' (Kollar, 1844) **'' Spilarctia melanostigma'' (Erschoff, 1872) *''lutea'' species group **'' Spilarctia lutea'' (Hufnagel, 1766) **'' Spilarctia seriatopunctata'' (Motschulsky,

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*''nydia'' species group **'' Spilarctia nydia'' Butler, 1875 **'' Spilarctia semperi'' (Rothschild, 1910) *''obliqua'' species group **'' Spilarctia montana'' (Guérin-Ménéville in Delesserte, 1843) **'' Spilarctia obliqua'' (Walker, 1855) *''punctata'' species group **'' Spilarctia caloscopium'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia congruenta'' (Thomas,

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**'' Spilarctia denigrata'' (Thomas,

**'' Spilarctia gopara'' (Moore,

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**'' Spilarctia hosei'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia kareli'' (Thomas,

**'' Spilarctia mahaplaga'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia murzini'' Dubatolov, 2005 **'' Spilarctia percellens'' (Thomas,

**'' Spilarctia phaea'' (Hampson, 1901) **'' Spilarctia procedra'' (Swinhoe, 1907) **'' Spilarctia punctata'' (Moore, 1859) **'' Spilarctia siberuta'' Dubatolov, 2006 **'' Spilarctia thomasi'' (Holloway, 1988) **'' Spilarctia ummera'' Swinhoe,

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/small> **'' Spilarctia ummeroides'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia virgulae'' (Černý, 2011) *unplaced to species group **'' Spilarctia adelphus'' (Rothschild, 1920) **'' Spilarctia adriani'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia alba'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) **'' Spilarctia alberti'' (Rothschild, 1914) **'' Spilarctia albicornis'' (Hampson, 1900) **'' Spilarctia arctichroa'' (Druce, 1909) **'' Spilarctia ardens'' (Kishida, 1987) **'' Spilarctia aurocostata'' (Oberthür, 1911) **'' Spilarctia baltazarae'' (Černý, 1995) **'' Spilarctia biagi'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908) **'' Spilarctia bifascia'' Hampson, 1891 **'' Spilarctia bifasciata'' Butler, 1881 **'' Spilarctia bipunctata'' Daniel, 1943 **'' Spilarctia brechlini'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia brunnea'' (Heylaerts, 1890) **'' Spilarctia cadioui'' Thomas, 1989 **'' Spilarctia cajetani'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia castanea'' (Hampson, 1893) **'' Spilarctia chuanxina'' C.-L. Fang, 1982 **'' Spilarctia cinnamomea'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia clava'' (Wileman, 1910) **'' Spilarctia coccinea'' (Hampson, 1907) **'' Spilarctia comma'' (Walker, 1856) **'' Spilarctia contaminata'' (Wileman, 1910) **'' Spilarctia coorgensis'' Kirti & Gill, 2010 **'' Spilarctia costata'' (Boisduval, 1832) **'' Spilarctia dinawa'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) **'' Spilarctia dohertyi'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia dukouensis'' C.-L. Fang, 1982 **'' Spilarctia eldorado'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia enarotali'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia extirpata'' (Černý, 2009) **''

Spilarctia fidelia ''Spilarctia fidelia'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Karel Černý in 2011. It is found in the Philippines. References * Moths described in 2011 fidelia Fidelia may refer to: * Fidelia (given name) *Fidelia (pseudo ...

'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia fraterna'' (Rothschild, 1910 **'' Spilarctia gianellii'' (Oberthür, 1911) **'' Spilarctia grandimacula'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia hampsoni'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) **'' Spilarctia harlequina'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia hetera'' (Černý, 2009) **'' Spilarctia holobrunnea'' (Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916) **'' Spilarctia hypsoides'' (Rothschild, 1914) **''

Spilarctia inexpectata ''Spilarctia inexpectata'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found in New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. It is considered by The Global Lepidoptera Names Index to be in the genus ''Spilosoma ...

'' (Rothschild, 1933) **'' Spilarctia irregularis'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia javana'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia kebea'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) **'' Spilarctia leopoldi'' (Tams, 1935) **'' Spilarctia longiramia'' (Hampson, 1901) **'' Spilarctia mastrigti'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia metaxantha'' (Hampson, 1901) **'' Spilarctia mona'' (Swinhoe, 1885) **'' Spilarctia motuonica'' C.-L. Fang, 1982 **'' Spilarctia nana'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia nigrovittatus'' (Matsumura, 1911) **'' Spilarctia nobilis'' (Turner, 1940) **'' Spilarctia novaeguineae'' (Rothschild, 1913) **'' Spilarctia oberthueri'' (Semper, 1899) **'' Spilarctia obliquizonata'' (Miyake, 1910) **'' Spilarctia owgarra'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908) **'' Spilarctia pallidivena'' (Černý, 2009) **'' Spilarctia persimilis'' (Rothschild, 1914) **'' Spilarctia postbrunnea'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia pratti'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) **'' Spilarctia quercii'' (Oberthür, 1911) **'' Spilarctia reticulata'' (Rothschild, 1933) **'' Spilarctia rhodius'' (Rothschild, 1920) **'' Spilarctia rostagnoi'' (Oberthür, 1911) **'' Spilarctia rubribasis'' (Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916) **'' Spilarctia ruficosta'' (Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916) **'' Spilarctia semialbescens'' (Talbot, 1929) **'' Spilarctia sparsalis'' (Walker,

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**'' Spilarctia styx'' (Bethune-Baker, 1910) **'' Spilarctia subcarnea'' (Walker, 1855) **'' Spilarctia tengchongensis'' Fang & Cao, 1984 **'' Spilarctia terminicomma'' (Černý, 2009) **'' Spilarctia tigrina'' (Moore, 1879) **'' Spilarctia todara'' (Moore, 1872) **'' Spilarctia toxopei'' (Roepke, 1954) **'' Spilarctia transversa'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia vandepolli'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia venata'' (Wileman, 1915) **'' Spilarctia victorina'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia vulgaris'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia wernerthomasi'' (De Vos & Suhartawan, 2011) **'' Spilarctia whiteheadi'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia wilemani'' (Rothschild, 1914) **'' Spilarctia yukikoae'' Kishida, 1995 **'' Spilarctia zhangmuna'' C.-L. Fang, 1982

Subgenus ''Rhodareas'' Kirby, 1892

*'' Spilarctia melanopsis'' (Walker,

Subgenus ''Praephragmatobia'' Dubatolov & Y. Kishida, 2010

*''cervina'' species group **'' Spilarctia cervina'' (Wallengren, 1860) **'' Spilarctia griseabrunnea'' (Holloway, 1976) **'' Spilarctia rubescens'' (Walker, 1855) *''philippinica'' species group **'' Spilarctia mindanao'' Dubatolov & Y. Kishida, 2010 **'' Spilarctia mollis'' (Černý, 2011) **'' Spilarctia palawana'' Dubatolov & Y. Kishida, 2010 **'' Spilarctia philippinica'' Dubatolov & Kishida, 2010 *''strigatula'' species group **'' Spilarctia gurkoi'' Dubatolov & Y. Kishida, 2010 **'' Spilarctia strigatula'' (Walker, 1855) *''sumatrana'' species group **'' Spilarctia continentalis'' (Rothschild, 1910) **'' Spilarctia sumatrana'' (Swinhoe, 1905)

Taxonomy

''Spilarctia'' species are often included in ''

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 ow ...

''.

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