Arctiidae Arctiinae Arctiini Rhyparia purpurata Spilosoma lutea
Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758)
White Ermine
Genus: Spilosoma Curtis, 1825   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758
S. lubricipeda (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, May 2000
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. lubricipeda (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult (male), Ceccano (Frosinone), Italy, May 16, 2004
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
S. lubricipeda (© Tymo Muus)
Adult, Beetsterzwaag, The Netherlands, July 8, 2004
(Photo by Tymo Muus, The Magic World of Butterflies)
S. lubricipeda (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Manziana (Roma), Italy, July 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. lubricipeda (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Manziana (Roma), Italy, May 1992
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Foodplants:
Salix, Urtica, Polygonum, Rumex, Rubus, Pisum, Trifolium, Geranium, Vaccinium, Plantago, Taraxacum, Lactuca
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