Species Account for Spilosoma lubricipeda
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Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758) 72.020
White Ermine
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Erebidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Distinctive
Status: Section 41 Priority Species - research only
Records: 4666
First Record: 1913
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 52
Pre-1992 hectads: 36
Total hectads: 54
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White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 865 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 10 records with subhabitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 4666 records with habitat detail and method information)
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