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Learn about the White Ermine moth and their identification. Get details about their size, their life cycle, the caterpillar and their diet, the pupa and the adult moth.
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 .
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The White Ermine is a hairy, white moth. Both frontwings and hindwings are speckled with black dots. The first part of the body is white and extremely hairy. The center part of the body is orange and black. The tip of the tail is white with a rather big black dot. The antennae are black and slightly combed.
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.
Information and photos of the White Ermine fam:Erebid moths (Spilosoma lubricipeda , Erebidae) on nature.guide
A white moth with small black spots on the forewing, however, the number of black spots varies greatly from largely white examples which are almost entirely plain to those with many more spots that may even join together to form streaks along the wing veins.
