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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Spilosomina
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Spilosoma
Genus
Spilosoma
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family
Erebidae
Subfamily
Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe
Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe
Spilosomina
Genus
Spilosoma
Explanation of Names
Author: Curtis 1825
Numbers
Nearctica lists 7 species
Internet References
Funet
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 10 January, 2009 - 3:57pm