Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae > Spilosoma > Spilosoma lubricipedaSpilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine Moth)Synonyms: Arctia menthastri; Bombyx menthastri; Chelonia menthastri; Diacrisia lubricipeda; Phalaena lubricipeda (homotypic); Spilosoma alba (heterotypic); Spilosoma albiramis; Spilosoma apicistrigata; Spilosoma basistriats; Spilosoma bifasciats; Spilosoma bipartita (heterotypic); Spilosoma brunnea (heterotypic); Spilosoma centristriata; Spilosoma chishimana; Spilosoma edelsteni; Spilosoma erminea; Spilosoma flavotergata; Spilosoma godarti; Spilosoma hagetti; Spilosoma hartigi; Spilosoma krieghoffi; Spilosoma lepus; Spilosoma luxerii; Spilosoma mendica (heterotypic); Spilosoma menthastri; Spilosoma nigrescens (heterotypic); Spilosoma nigrita; Spilosoma nigrocosta; Spilosoma nigroundulata; Spilosoma ochrea; Spilosoma paucipuncta; Spilosoma postimpuncta; Spilosoma postmagnipuncta; Spilosoma rhea; Spilosoma romaniszyni; Spilosoma sangaica; Spilosoma scotica; Spilosoma semibrunnea; Spilosoma transitoria; Spilosoma unipuncta (heterotypic); Spilosoma venosa (heterotypic) Spilosoma lubricipeda, the white ermine, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout the temperate belt of Eurasia from Europe through Kazakhstan and Southern Siberia to Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan. In China several sibling species occur. The wingspan is 34–48 mm. Wing pattern is very variable, from entirely white wings to strongly covered with black dots. Hindwings often with one or several black dots (rarely without any black dot). Antennae branches long (much longer than in similar Spilosoma urticae), 3–5 times longer than the antenna stem diameter. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Butser Hill |
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590 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Culm Grasslands |
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1899 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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East Devon Pebblebed Heaths |
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2767 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Epping Forest |
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3966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary |
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38085 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru |
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3940 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods |
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4341 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Bat Sites and Bosherston Lakes/ Safleoedd Ystlum Sir Benfro a Llynnoedd Bosherston |
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303 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pewsey Downs |
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380 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Eden |
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6087 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Roudsea Wood and Mosses |
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1163 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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South Pennine Moors |
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160577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Lizard |
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8048 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thorne Moor |
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4718 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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