Spilosoma Curtis, 1825
(ermine moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Spilosoma lubricipeda
White Ermine
Male (Click to open)Caterpillar (Click to open)
 		Species 20 images
Spilosoma lutea
Buff Ermine
Male (Click to open)Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 26 images
[Spilosoma lubricipedia / luteum]
white/buff ermine
Male (Click to open)
 		Informal 1 subtaxa 20 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Spilosoma (ermine moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spilosoma (ermine moths)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spilosoma (ermine moths)
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