The Spilosomina are a
subtribe
Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The first use of this word dates back to the late 19th century. An example of ...
of
tiger moths in the tribe
Arctiini, which is part of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
.
Taxonomy
The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Spilosomini of the family
Arctiidae.
Genera
The following genera are included in the subtribe. Numerous arctiine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, so this genus list may be incomplete.
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Aethalida''
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Acantharctia''
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Afraloa''
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Afroarctia''
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Afrojavanica''
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Afromurzinia''
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Afrospilarctia''
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Afrowatsonius''
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Alexicles''
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Allanwatsonia''
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Alpenus''
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Aloa''
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Alphaea'' with two subgenera: ''
Flavalphaea'' and ''
Nayaca''
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Amsacta''
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Amsactarctia''
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Amsactoides''
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Andala''
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Arachnis''
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Ardices'' with a subgenus ''
Australemyra''
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Areas'' with a subgenus ''
Melanareas''
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Argyarctia'' with a subgenus ''
Fangalphaea''
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Binna''
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Bucaea''
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Canararctia''
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Carcinarctia''
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Cheliosea''
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Chionarctia''
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Cladarctia''
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Creataloum''
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Creatonotos'' with a subgenus ''
Phissama''
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Cymaroa''
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Dasyarctia''
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Defreinarctia''
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Detoulgoetia''
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Diaphora''
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Dionychoscelis''
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Disparctia''
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Dubatolovia''
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Eospilarctia'' with a subgenus ''
Pareospilarctia''
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Epatolmis''
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Epilacydes''
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Estigmene''
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Eudiaphora''
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Eyralpenus'' with a subgenus ''
Pareyralpenus''
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Fangarctia''
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Fodinoidea''
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Heliozona'': position is questionable
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Hollowaya''
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Hollowayana''
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Hyarias''
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Hypercompe
''Hypercompe'' is a genus of Arctiinae (erebid moths), tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Taxonomy
Several species were formerly separated in ''Ecpantheria'', which is now regarded as a junior synonym.
Species ...
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Hyphantria''
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Juxtarctia''
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Kenyarctia''
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Kiriakoffalia''
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Lemyra
''Lemyra'' is a genus of Arctiinae (erebid moths), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains many species from East and South Asia, Sundaland and Australia. It was described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1856.
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Thyrgorina''
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Leptarctia''
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Leucaloa''
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Lithosarctia'' with a subgenus ''
Ocnogynodes''
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Logunovium''
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Madagascarctia''
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Maurica''
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Menegites''
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Metacrias''
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Micralarctia''
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Micraloa''
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Monstruncusarctia''
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Murzinarctia''
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Murzinoria
''Murzinoria'' is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, ''Murzinoria gracilis'', is known from the Chinese province of Gansu
Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest ...
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Murzinowatsonia''
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Nannoarctia'' with a subgenus ''
Pseudorajendra''
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Nebrarctia''
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Nicetosoma''
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Ocnogyna''
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Olepa''
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Orhantarctia''
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Pangora''
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Paralacydes''
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Paralpenus''
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Paramaenas''
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Paramsacta''
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Paraspilarctia'' with a subgenus ''
Kishidarctia''
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Pericaliella''
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Phaos''
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Phlyctaenogastra''
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Phragmatobia''
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Poecilarctia''
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Popoudina'' with a subgenus ''
Pseudopopoudina''
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Pseudophragmatobia''
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Pseudoradiarctia''
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Pyrrharctia''
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Radiarctia''
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Rajendra''
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Rhagonis'' - often included in ''Spilosoma''
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Rhodareas'': probably a subgenus of ''
Spilarctia''
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Rhodogastria''
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Saenura''
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Satara'' with a subgenus ''
Owadasatara''
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Seirarctia''
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Seydelia''
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Sinowatsonia''
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Somatrichia''
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Spilaethalida''
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Spilarctia'' - often included in ''Spilosoma''
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Spilosoma''
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Streltzovia''
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Tajigyna''
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Tatargina'' with a subgenus ''
Hindargina''
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Teracotona'' with two subgenera ''
Neoteracotona'' and ''
Pseudoteracotona''
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Toulgarctia''
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Ustjuzhania''
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Watsonarctia''
Lepidoptera subtribes
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