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Checklist for Tribe Arctiini Leach, 1815 (Tiger Moths)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3104
9819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3099
9799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3089
9778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2018
6292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1786
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
892
2700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
304
1053
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
98
319
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
42
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
42 Genera with 106 Species
#ABCDEGHILNPRSTU
Aglaomorpha Kôda, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Aloa Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Amsacta Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Apantesis Harris, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Argyroeides Butler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bertholdia Schaus, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Chetone Boisduval, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Chionarctia Kôda, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17674SpeciesTaxom
Diacrisia Hubner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eospilarctia Kôda, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Epatolmis Butler, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Epidesma Huebner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1793Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euleechia Dyar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Hira Hayashi, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Hyphoraia Hübner, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocampa Felder, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lemyra Walker, 19099SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nebrarctia Watson, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Nikaea Moore, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1788Leptosomas13SpeciesTaxom
Panaxia Tams, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Paracles Walker, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Pericallia Hübner, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Pitasila Hübner, 1982Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophaloe Hering, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparia Curtis, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparioides Butler, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Scena Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Spilarctia Butler, 191414SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 191426SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Thanatarctia F. Walker, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1939Rattlebox moths6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
106 Species and 32 Subspecies
Aglaomorpha histrio Walker, 1855
Aglaomorpha histrio histrio Walker, 1855
Aloa lactinea Cramer, 1777Red costate tiger moth
Amsacta lactinea (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aloa lactinea Cramer, 1777
Apantesis quenseli (Paykull, 1793, 2016)⇒ Chelis quenseli Paykull, 1791
Arctia aulica Linnaeus, 1758Brown Tiger Moth
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Arctia caja phaeosoma Butler, 1877Black woolly bear
Arctia clostera Smith, 1957
Argina astrea Drury, 1773Crotalaria pod borer
Argyroeides vespina Schaus, 1901
Chetone zuleika Becker & Goo..., 2013
Chionarctia nivea Ménétriés, 1858
Creatonotos (Phissama) transiens Walker, 1855
Creatonotos transiens koni Miyake, 1909
Creatonotos transiens vacillans Walker, 1855
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Diacrisia irene Butler, 1881
Diacrisia purpurata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhyparia purpurata Linnaeus, 1758
Diacrisia sannio Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Buff
Eospilarctia lewisii Butler, 1885
Epatolmis caesarea Goeze, 1781
Epatolmis caesarea japonica Walker, , 1865
Epatolmis luctifera Denis & Schi..., 1775Black and Yellow Chaperon
Epidesma melanitis (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Episcepsis melanitis Hübner, 1818
Estigmene acria Fabricius, 1793
Euleechia arisana Walker, 1855
Grammia (Grammia) quenseli Paykull, 1793Labrador Apantesis
Grammia quenseli daisetsuzana Matsumura, 1927
Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773
Hira humerosignata Hayashi, 1960
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Hyphantria penthetria Dyar, 1912
Hyphoraia aulica Linnaeus, 1758Brown Tiger Moth
Hyphoraia aulica aulica Linnaeus, 1758
Hyphoraia aulica rishiriensis (Matsumura, 1927)⇒ Hyphoraia aulica Linnaeus, 1758
Ischnocampa achrosis Dognin, 1912
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) flammeola Moore, 1877
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) imparilis Butler, 1877Mulberry tiger moth
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) inaequalis Butler, 1879
Lemyra inaequalis inaequalis Butler, 1879
Lemyra inaequalis sakaguchii Matsumura, 1930
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) infernalis Butler, 1877
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rhodophiloides Hampson, 1909
Lemyra imparillis Butler, 1877
Lemyra rhodophilodes (Hampson, 1909)⇒ Lemyra rhodophiloides Hampson, 1909
Lophocampa sesia Sepp, 1852
Nikaea matsumurai Kishida, 1983
Nyctemera (Arctata) carissima Swinhoe, 1891
Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781Marbled white moth
Nyctemera coleta coleta Stoll, 1781
Nyctemera (Deilemera) carissima Swinhoe, 1891
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) cenis Cramer, 1777
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) lacticinia Cramer, 1777
Nyctemera (Orphanos) adversata Schaller, 1788
Nyctemera tripunctaria simalura Roepke, 1957
Nyctemera brylancik (Bryk, 1937)⇒ Pitasila brylancik Butler, 1880
Nyctemera formosana Swinhoe, 1908
Nyctemera interlecta Walker, 1854
Nyctemera okinawensis (Inoue, 1982)⇒ Pitasila brylancik Butler, 1880
Nyctemera plagifera (Schaller, 1788)⇒ Nyctemera adversata Schaller, 1788
Panaxia albipuncta Wileman, 1910
Paracles laguerrei Toulgoët, 2000
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Parasemia plantaginis jezoensis (Inoue, 1976)⇒ Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758
Parasemia plantaginis macromera Butler, 1881
Parasemia plantaginis melanissima Inoue, 1976
Parasemia plantaginis melanomera Butler, 1881
Pericallia matronula Linnaeus, 1758Large Tiger Moth
Pericallia matronula helena Dubatolov & ..., 2004
Phragmatobia amurensis Seitz, 1910
Phragmatobia amurensis amurensis Seitz, 1910
Phragmatobia amurensis japonica Rothschild, 1910
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia luctifera (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Epatolmis luctifera Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pitasila brylancik Butler, 1880
Pitasila okinawensis Inoue, 1982
Pseudophaloe xiphydria Zerny, 1928
Rhyparia purpurata Linnaeus, 1758Purple Tiger
Rhyparia purpurata gerda Warnecke, 1918
Rhyparioides amurensis Bremer, 1861
Rhyparioides amurensis nipponensis Kishida & In..., 1981
Rhyparioides metelkana Lederer, 1861Marsh Tiger
Rhyparioides metelkana flavida Bremer, 1861
Rhyparioides nebulosa Butler, 1877
Rhyparioides nebulosus Butler, 1877
Rhyparioides subvaria Walker, 1855
Scena propylea (Druce, 1894)⇒ Scena styx Walker, 1854
Spilarctia bifasciata Butler, 1881
Spilarctia graminivora Inoue, 1988
Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766Buff ermine
Spilarctia lutea japonica Rothschild, 1910
Spilarctia obliquizonata Miyake, 1910
Spilarctia postrubida Wileman, 1910
Spilarctia seriatopunctata Motschulsky, 1861
Spilarctia seriatopunctata azumai Inoue, 1982
Spilarctia seriatopunctata nuda Inoue, 1976
Spilarctia seriatopunctata seriatopunctata Motschulsky, , 1861
Spilarctia seriatopunctata suzukii Inoue & Maenami, 1963
Spilarctia subcarnea Walker, 1855
Spilarctia subtestacea Rothschild, 1910
Spilarctia wilemani (Rothschild, 1914)⇒ Spilosoma wilemani Rothschild, 1914
Spilosoma (Diacrisia) obliqua (Walker, 1855)⇒ Spilosoma subtestacea Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma bifasciata (Butler, 1881)⇒ Spilarctia bifasciata Butler, 1881
Spilosoma erubescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Spilarctia subcarnea Walker, 1855
Spilosoma flammeola Moore, 1877
Spilosoma graminivora Inoue, 1988
Spilosoma imparilis Butler, 1877
Spilosoma inaequalis (Butler, 1879)⇒ Lemyra inaequalis Butler, 1879
Spilosoma lewisi Butler, 1885
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lubricipedum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758
Spilosoma lubricipedum sangaicum Walker, , 1865
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Spilosoma menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758
Spilosoma nivea (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Chionarctia nivea Ménétriés, 1858
Spilosoma obliquizonata (Miyake, 1910)⇒ Spilarctia obliquizonata Miyake, 1910
Spilosoma postrubida Wileman, 1910
Spilosoma punctaria Stoll, 1782
Spilosoma punctarium (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Spilosoma punctaria Stoll, 1782
Spilosoma roseiventer (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Spilosoma punctaria Stoll, 1782
Spilosoma rybakowi (Walker, 1855)⇒ Spilarctia subcarnea Walker, 1855
Spilosoma seriatopunctata Motschulsky, 1860
Spilosoma striatopunctata (Motschulsky, 1861)⇒ Spilosoma seriatopunctata Motschulsky, 1860
Spilosoma subcarnea (Walker, 1855)⇒ Spilarctia subcarnea Walker, 1855
Spilosoma subtestacea Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma transiens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Creatonotos transiens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma wilemani Rothschild, 1914
Teracotona (Teracotona) rhodophaea Walker, 1865
Thanatarctia infernalis (Butler, 1877)⇒ Lemyra infernalis Butler, 1877
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779Arctiinae Moth
Utetheisa lotrix lotrix Cramer, 1777Crotalaria moth
Utetheisa pulchella kallima Swinhoe, 1907
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth
Utetheisa pulchelloides umata Jordan, 1939
Utetheisa pulchelloides vaga Jordan, 1939

Subnodes of Arctiini with occurrences in Japan
SubtribeArctiina
Leach, 1815
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeCallimorphina
Seitz, 1910
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuchromiina
Butler, 1876
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeNyctemerina
Kirby, 1892
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePericopina
Walker, 1869
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePhaegopterina
Kirby, 1892
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpilosomatina
Seitz, 1910
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpilosomina
Kirby, 1892
15
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeUtetheisina
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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