Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758)
(White Ermine)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
GenusSpilosoma (ermine moths)
TribeArctiini (ermines and tigers)
SubfamilyARCTIINAE (ermines, tigers and footmen)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine) :
1: Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
13 Jun 2015 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in moth trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - enlarged - white background
2: Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
2 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Heavily-spotted male, in Heath Trap 1-2/6/02
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - pale background
3: Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
2 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap 1-2/6/02
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - pale background
4: Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
1 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Heavily-spotted male, in Heath Trap 31/5-1/6/02
Image 1: Male - anterior view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - pale background (2)Image 4: Male - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - posterior view - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - pale background
5: Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
28 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Comfrey
Image 1: Caterpillar - rolled up - side viewImage 2: Caterpillar - side viewImage 3: Caterpillar - side view (2)Image 4: Caterpillar - top viewImage 5: Caterpillar - top view - natural background
6: Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
2 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, in Heath trap
Image 1: Male - lateral view - white backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - white background
7: Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
28 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Male, in MV trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - natural background

Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine)
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