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Species Virbia costata - Hodges#8115

Virbia ribocundaria, Ruddy Homolina Moth, Hodges #8122 ? - Virbia costata - male Virbia ribocundaria, Ruddy Homolina Moth, Hodges #8122 ? - Virbia costata - male Virbia Costata, Hodges #8115 ? - Virbia costata - female Virbia rubicundaria? - Virbia costata - male Virbia costata? - Virbia costata - female Arizona Moth - Virbia costata - male Arizona Moth for ID - Virbia costata Img 8740 - Virbia costata - female
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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 costata (Virbia costata - Hodges#8115)
Hodges Number
8115
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orig. Comb: Crocota costata Stretch 1885
Syn: Holomelina costata (Stretch)
Size
24 mm wingspan - MPG
Range
AZ-TX-OK-UT, stray to MT - MPG
Season
May-Sept - MPG
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