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Species Virbia fragilis - Hodges#8125

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe Arctiina
Genus Virbia
Species fragilis (Virbia fragilis - Hodges#8125)
Hodges Number
8125
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Holomelina fragilis (Strecker, 1878)
Identification
The identification of the western species in this complex, V. aurantiaca (Huebner), V. fragilis (Strecker), and V. ferruginosa (Walker) is not clearcut, and the taxonomy is in need of revision. (1)
Range
A species of western mountains. "This species has been collected in open fields in the Black Hills, South Dakota and in Boulder, Colorado. The range extends north to Alberta and British Columbia, south to New Mexico." (See Genus Revision
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – species page (2)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (3)