Spilosoma genus of moths in the family Erebidae . A very heterogeneous group, it is in need of review by the scientific community, as certain species probably need reclassification into their own genera.
Palpi short, porrect and fringed with hair. Antennae bipectinate in male and serrate in female. Mid tibia with a terminal pair of minute spurs and hind tibia with two spur pairs. Fore wings are rather long and narrow. Veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7 to 10 are stalked. Hind wings with veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle. Vein 8 from middle of cell. Female with an abdominal tuft developed in most cases.
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 – Agreeable Tiger Moth, White-bodied EstigmeneSpilosoma daitoensis Matsumura, 1930 Spilosoma dubia (Walker, 1855) – Dubious Tiger MothSpilosoma ericsoni (Semper, 1899) Spilosoma erythrozona (Kollar, [1844]) Spilosoma extrema Daniel, 1943 Spilosoma fujianensis Fang, 1981 Spilosoma inexpectata Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872 – Pink-legged Tiger Moth, Red-legged DiacrisiaSpilosoma likiangensis Daniel, 1943 Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758) – White ErmineSpilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766) – Buff ErmineSpilosoma ningyuenfui Daniel, 1943 Spilosoma pelopea (Druce, 1897) Spilosoma punctaria (Stoll, [1782]) Spilosoma reticulata Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma rostagnoi Oberthür, 1911 Spilosoma rubidus (Leech, 1890) Spilosoma semialbescens Talbot, 1929 Spilosoma urticae (Esper, 1789) – Water ErmineSpilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864 – Vestal Tiger-mothSpilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 – Virginia Tiger MothSpilosoma yemenensis (Hampson, 1916) Spilosoma ignivagans Rothschild, 1919 Spilosoma erythrophleps Hampson, 1894 Spilosoma danbyi (Neumögen & Dyar, 1893) Spilosoma pteridis H. Edwards, 1875 Spilosoma vagans (Boisduval, 1852) – Wandering DiacrisiaSpilosoma melanopsis (Walker, [1865] 1864) Spilosoma albiventre Kiriakoff, 1963 Spilosoma atrivenata Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma batesi (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma baxteri (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma bipartita Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma brunneomixta Toulgoët, 1971 Spilosoma buryi (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma castelli Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma crossi (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma curvilinea Walker, 1855 Spilosoma dufranei Kiriakoff, 1965 Spilosoma feifensis Wiltshire, 1986 Spilosoma flavidior Gaede, 1923 Spilosoma gynephaea (Hampson, 1901) Spilosoma hercules (Toulgoët, 1956) Spilosoma heterogenea Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma holoxantha (Hampson, 1907) Spilosoma immaculata Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma jordani Debauche, 1938 Spilosoma jussiaeae (Poey, 1832) Spilosoma karschi Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma latiradiata (Hampson, 1901) Spilosoma maniemae Kiriakoff, 1965 Spilosoma mediocinerea (Toulgoët, 1956) Spilosoma mediopunctata (Pagenstecher, 1903) Spilosoma melanimon Mabille, 1880 Spilosoma nigrocastanea (Rothschild, 1917) Spilosoma nigrocincta (Kenrick, 1914) Spilosoma nyasana Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma occidens (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma pales (Druce, 1910) Spilosoma pauliani (Toulgoët, 1956) Spilosoma pellucida (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma penultimum Kiriakoff, 1965 Spilosoma pseudambrensis (Toulgoët, 1961) Spilosoma quadrimacula Toulgoët, 1977 Spilosoma rava (Druce, 1898) Spilosoma tenuivena Kiriakoff, 1965 Spilosoma togoensis Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma turlini Toulgoët, 1973 Spilosoma alberti (Rothschild, 1914) Spilosoma alticola Rogenhofer, 1891 Spilosoma cajetani Rothschild, 1910 Spilosoma clasnaumanni Kühne, 2005 Spilosoma clava (Wileman, 1910) Spilosoma eldorado (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma euryphlebia (Hampson, 1903) Spilosoma fraterna (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma fumida (Wileman, 1910) Spilosoma fuscipennis Hampson, 1894 Spilosoma fusifrons Walker, [1865] Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905) Spilosoma obliqua (Walker, 1855) Spilosoma roseata (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma sagittifera Moore, 1888 Spilosoma semperi (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma sumatrana (Swinhoe, 1905) Spilosoma virgulae Cerny, 2011 Spilosoma wahri Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma wildi de Vos, 2013 Spilosoma wilemani (Rothschild, 1914) Spilosoma withaari de Vos, 2013 Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875 – Dark-Spotted Tiger MothSpilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805 – Crimson Tiger MothSpilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841) Spilosoma griveaudi (de Toulgoët, 1957) Spilosoma luteoradians (de Toulgoët, 1954) Spilosoma milloti (de Toulgoët, 1954) Spilosoma viettei (de Toulgoët, 1954) Spilosoma vieui (de Toulgoët, 1957) 
