Virbia ostenta, the showy holomelina, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is found in the mountain ranges of New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico.

Showy holomelina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Virbia
Species:
V. ostenta
Binomial name
Virbia ostenta
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Crocota ostenta H. Edwards, 1881
  • Holomelina ostenta
  • Holomelina calera Barnes, 1907

The length of the forewings is about 17.1 mm for males and 18.5 mm for females.

Larvae have been reared on dandelion species and Lactuca floridana.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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