Spilosoma lubricipeda

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• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Arctiidae

'The Arctiidae are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, moths of this family are richest in the tropics. The small to medium-sized adults are often white, yellow, orange, or red with black markings on the forewings . Some adults are day-fliers, while others are nocturnal . Larvae are typically very hairy ; some tiger moth larvae are called "woolly bears." Larvae feed on lichens as well as herbaceous and woody plants , and some species are forest pests. Pupation takes place in cocoons made of matted larval hair and little or no silk .

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,135 meters (0 to 3,724 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G..

Similar Species

Members of the genus Spilosoma

There are approximately 663 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. abdominalis · S. accensa · S. adelphus · S. aestiva · S. affinis · S. afghanistanensis · S. alba · S. albens · S. alberti · S. albescens · S. albicornis · S. albida · S. albinotata · S. albipalpata · S. albiramis · S. albistriga · S. albiventre · S. album · S. album(Bremer et · S. alexandri · S. alikangensis · S. alpina · S. amelaina · S. amilada · S. amurensis · S. amuri · S. ananda · S. angiani · S. angolensis · S. angularis · S. annellata · S. anopunctata · S. anterorufa · S. antigone · S. apicistrigata · S. apuncta · S. arctichroa · S. aspersa · S. assama · S. assamensis · S. athena · S. atridorsia · S. atrivenata · S. atromaculata · S. aurantiaca · S. aurantifemer · S. aurapsa · S. auricostata · S. azumai · S. baibarana · S. baibarensis · S. barbarensis · S. barteli · S. basilimbata · S. basistriats · S. batesi · S. baxteri · S. beata · S. benesignata · S. bergmani · S. berolinensis · S. biagi · S. bicolor · S. bifasciata · S. bifasciats · S. bifrons · S. bifurca · S. bimaculata · S. binaghii · S. bipartita · S. bipuncta · S. bipunctata · S. bisecta · S. biseriata · S. bisfacia · S. borneensis · S. brandti · S. breteaudeani · S. brunnea · S. brunneomixta · S. burmanica · S. buryi · S. butti · S. caeria · S. caesarea · S. cajetani · S. callunae · S. canescens · S. carbonis · S. casigneta · S. castanea · S. castelli · S. caucasia · S. caucasica · S. cellularis · S. centristriata · S. cervina · S. charbini · S. chekiangi · S. chionea

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Notes

Contributors

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 29, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Mokpo Museum of Natural History, Mokpo Museum of Natural History Insect
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norwegian Lepidoptera collection, Oslo
• SysTax, Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
• SysTax, SysTax
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Bugs
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Lepidoptera dataset
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Moth Nights
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidoptera collection of Hannu Saarenmaa
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2970346
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-45142.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14170054
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 609956

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=32&sci=Arctiidae&com=Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths [back]
2. Mean = 208.120 meters (682.808 feet), Standard Deviation = 346.270 based on 2,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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