Species
Spilosoma virginica (Virginian tiger moth)
Spilosoma virginica. Photo: (c) Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Spilosoma virginica is a species of moth in the Arctiinae subfamily. As a caterpillar, it is known as the yellow woolly bear or yellow bear caterpillar. As an adult, it is known as the Virginia tiger moth.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Superfamily: Noctuoidea (Owlet moths and allies)
- Family: Erebidae (Underwing, tiger, tussock, and allied moths)
- Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger moths and allies)
- Tribe: Arctiini (Tiger moths)
- Subtribe: Spilosomina
- Genus: Spilosoma
- Species: Spilosoma virginica (Virginian tiger moth)
- Genus: Spilosoma
- Subtribe: Spilosomina
- Tribe: Arctiini (Tiger moths)
- Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger moths and allies)
- Family: Erebidae (Underwing, tiger, tussock, and allied moths)
- Superfamily: Noctuoidea (Owlet moths and allies)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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