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Genus

Spilosoma

Spilosoma vagans. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Spilosoma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. A very heterogeneous group, it is in need of review by the scientific community, as certain species probably need reclassification into their own genera.

— Wikipedia

  • 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)
                            • Species: Spilosoma vestalis (Vestal tiger moth)
                            • Species: Spilosoma vagans (Wandering tiger moth)

Subtaxa

Species: Spilosoma virginica (Virginian tiger moth)

Species: Spilosoma vestalis (Vestal tiger moth)

Species: Spilosoma vagans (Wandering tiger moth)

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