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Genus Spilosoma

tiger moth caterpillar - Spilosoma virginica Erebidae: Spilosoma congrua - Spilosoma congrua Spilosoma?  - Spilosoma congrua Spilosoma virginica What bug? - Spilosoma virginica Spilosoma vagans - male Arctiini Tiger Moth sp. - Spilosoma virginica Caterpillar with Azure blue bands - Spilosoma congrua
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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
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