Biology:Virbia rubicundaria

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Short description: Species of moth


Virbia rubicundaria
Virbia rubicundaria - Ruddy Holomelina Moth (14277171542).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Virbia
Species:
V. rubicundaria
Binomial name
Virbia rubicundaria
(Hübner, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Crocota rubicundaria Hübner, 1827
  • Holomelina rubicundaria
  • Crocota belfragei Stretch, 1885
  • Crocota diminutiva Graef, 1887
  • Crocota rosa French, 1890

Virbia rubicundaria, the ruddy holomelina, black-banded holomelina or least holomelina, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Georgia and Florida, along the Gulf Coast to eastern Texas .

The length of the forewings is about 8.9 mm for males and 8.7 mm for females. There are multiple generations per year with adults on wing year-round.

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

References

  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. Full article: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q16993428 entry




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