Spilosoma jussiaeae

Spilosoma jussiaeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Spilosoma
Species:	S. jussiaeae
Binomial name
	Spilosoma jussiaeae; (Poey, 1832)
Synonyms
	Arctia jussiaeaePoey, 1832; Diacrisia jussiaeae;

Last updated December 18, 2025

Spilosoma jussiaeae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found on Cuba.^[1]

Description

Pure white; palpi and fore tibiae streaked with black; tarsi ringed with black; femora orange above; abdomen with dorsal series of black points; diffused orange lateral fasciæ. Forewing with black point at lower angle of cell.

Hab. Cuba (Ruiz), 2 M, 3 F . The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female 40 mm.^[2]

References

↑ "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum V.3 (1901) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma jussiaeae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia v. 5, Memoir (1865)

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[1] "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum V.3 (1901) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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