Virbia marginata
| Virbia marginata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Virbia |
| Species: | V. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Virbia marginata (Druce, 1885) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Virbia marginata is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Druce in 1885. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, New Mexico and Arizona.
The length of the forewings is about 10 mm for males and 11 mm for females. The male forewings are clay and the hindwings are yellow ocher. The female forewings are cinnamon with a faint olive brown discal spot. The hindwings are flesh ochre.[1]
References
- ↑ Zaspel, J.M., Weller S.J. & Cardé, R.T., 2008: A faunal review of Virbia (formerly Holomelina) for North America North of Mexico (Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 48 (3): 59-118. Full article: .
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