Virbia

Genus of moths

Virbia
Virbia laeta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Arctiina
Genus: Virbia
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Holomelina Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Bepara Walker, [1865]
  • Terna Walker, [1865]
  • Cathocida Hampson, 1901
  • Cothocida Walker, 1865
  • Cytorus Grote, 1866

Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.[1][2]

Species

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Virbia Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Virbia Walker, 1854". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  • Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1–239. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414
  • Zaspel, J. M. & Weller, S. J. (2006). Review of generic limits of the tiger moth genera Virbia Walker and Holomelina Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Arctiinae) and their biogeography. Zootaxa. 1159: 1-68.
  • 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.
Taxon identifiers
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