''Spilosoma extrema'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family Erebidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1943. It is found in

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...

, China. Note: Lepindex lists a ''Spilosoma extrema'' Bannerman, 1933 as a synonym of ''Spilosoma purpurata''.

References

* Moths described in 1943 extrema {{Spilosoma-stub