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Orange Virbia Moth (Virbia aurantiaca)? At a 365nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge.<br />
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Orange Virbia Moth (Virbia aurantiaca)?

At a 365nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge.

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  1. Another twinsie moth! I saw this one last week <3. Posted 4 years ago
    1. WOAHHHH! <3 That is too cool! Posted 4 years ago
      1. I haven't posted it yet bc I am still trying to determine if it is Virbia opella or V. aurantiaca. Posted 4 years ago

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''Virbia aurantiaca'', the orange holomelina, is a moth species of the family Erebidae found in North America. In the east it has been recorded from Manitoba and Nova Scotia, south along the eastern seaboard to Cordoba in Mexico. It has also been recorded from Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jul 3, 2021. Captured Jul 3, 2021 06:13 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO1000
  • 100mm