Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Buff Ermine)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpilosoma lutea (Buff 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 lutea (Buff Ermine) :
1: Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - ventral view - enlarged - natural background
2: Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
1 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
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 - dorso-lateral view - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - pale background
3: Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
18 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, in Heath trap
Image 1: Male - anterior view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - pale background (2)Image 5: Male - posterior view - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - pale background
4: Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
3 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Larva - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 3: Larva - dorsal view - natural background (3)Image 4: Larva - dorso-lateral view - natural backgroundImage 5: Larva - head end - dorso-lateral view - natural backgroundImage 6: Larva - tail end - natural backgroundImage 7: Larva - three quarter view - natural backgroundImage 8: Larva - three quarter view - natural background (2)Image 9: Nibbling leaf - close-upImage 10: Nibbling leaf - close-up (2)Image 11: Nibbling leaf - close-up (3)
5: Spilosoma lutea (Buff 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 - ventral view - pale background
6: Spilosoma lutea (Buff 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 - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - natural background

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
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