Virbia

Virbia
Virbia laeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subtribe:Arctiina
Genus:Virbia
Walker, 1854[1]
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.

Species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Virbia Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  • 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. & S.J. Weller, 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. Full article: .
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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