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Virbia lamae

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Bog holomelina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Virbia
Species:
V. lamae
Binomial name
Virbia lamae
(Freeman, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Holomelina lamae Freeman, 1941

Virbia lamae, the bog holomelina, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1941. It is found in North America in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, Wisconsin and Michigan. The habitat consists of open peat bogs.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm for males and 9.8 mm for females. Adults are on wing in July and early August.

Larvae have been reared on dandelion and plantain species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.