Subtribe

Spilosomina

Spilosoma vestalis. Photo: (c) Gary Nunn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Spilosomina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the Arctiini tribe, which is part of the Erebidae family.

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: Pyrrharctia (1)
        Genus: Spilosoma (3)
        Genus: Hyphantria (1)
        Genus: Phragmatobia (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Pyrrharctia

Genus: Spilosoma

Genus: Hyphantria

Genus: Phragmatobia

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