Orange Holomelina

Virbia aurantiaca

''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.
Orange Virbia Moth (Virbia aurantiaca)? At a 365nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge. Geotagged,Orange holomelina,Summer,United States,Virbia aurantiaca

Appearance

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm for males and 9.7 mm for females. The male forewings range from clay to cinnamon. The hindwings are peach red with a raw umber subterminal band. The female forewings range from salmon to cinnamon with a faint olive brown discal spot. The hindwings are peach red with a brown discal spot and brown subterminal markings.

Food

Larvae have been reared on dandelion and plantain species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusVirbia
SpeciesV. aurantiaca
Photographed in
United States of America