Spilarctia alba

Spilarctia alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Spilarctia
Species:	S. alba
Binomial name
	Spilarctia alba; (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Synonyms
	Chelonia alba Bremer & Grey, 1853; Spilosoma alba (Bremer & Grey, 1853); Spilosoma robustum Leech, 1899; Spilosoma robusta Leech, 1899; Spilarctia robusta (Leech, 1899); Spilarctia robusta tapaishani Daniel, 1943; Diacrisia robusta hainana Rothschild, 1910; Spilosoma robusta hainana; Spilarctia robusta hainana; Diacrisia kikuchii Matsumura, 1927; Spilosoma robusta kikuchii; Spilarctia robusta kikuchii; Diacrisia baibarana Matsumura, 1927;

Spilarctia alba is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1853. It is found in China (Beijing, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou), Taiwan and Korea.[1]

Subspecies

Spilarctia alba alba
Spilarctia alba hainana (Rothschild, 1910)
Spilarctia alba kikuchii (Matsumura, 1927)

References

Spilarctia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum

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[1] Spilarctia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms