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Checklist for Genus Spilosoma Curtis, 1825
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1049
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
442
2054
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
201
728
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
74
231
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeSpilosomina
Kirby, 1892
37
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusSpilosoma
Curtis, 1825
25Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
1 Genera with 25 Species
Spilosoma Curtis, 186525SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
25 Species
Spilosoma angolensis (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Pseudoradiarctia rhodesiana Hampson, 1900
Spilosoma bipartita Rothschild, 1933
Spilosoma butti (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Leucaloa butti Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma chionea Hampson, 1900
Spilosoma dissimilis (Distant, 1897)⇒ Afrospilarctia dissimilis Distant, 1897
Spilosoma dorsalis (Moore, 1888)⇒ Estigmene dorsalis Walker, 1855
Spilosoma euryphlebia Hampson, 1903
Spilosoma gynephaea Hampson, 1901
Spilosoma immaculata Bartel, 1903
Spilosoma latiradiata Hampson, 1901
Spilosoma leighi (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Popoudina leighi Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma lentifasciata Hampson, 1916
Spilosoma lineata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Ustjuzhania lineata Walker, 1855
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Spilosoma lutescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma occidentalis (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Kenyarctia occidentalis Bartel, 1903
Spilosoma pseudomaenas Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma scita (Walker, 1865)⇒ Pseudoradiarctia scita Walker, 1865
Spilosoma scortillum (Wallengren, 1876)⇒ Logunovium scortillum Wallengren, 1875
Spilosoma screabile (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Radiarctia screabile Wallengren, 1875
Spilosoma semihyalina (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma unimaculata (Rothschild, 1933)⇒ Eyralpenus sublutea Bartel, 1903
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Spilosoma walkeri (Walker, 1865)⇒ Pseudoradiarctia scita Walker, 1865


Links, sources and further information
Spilosoma at artfakta.se
Spilosoma at afromoths.net
Spilosoma at gbif.org
Spilosoma at gbif.org
Spilosoma at itis.gov