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Orange holomelina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Virbia
Species:	V. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Virbia aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831)
Synonyms
Eubaphe aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 Holomelina aurantiaca Crocota bimaculata Saunders, 1869 Crocota brevicornis Walker, 1854 Crocota choriona Reakirt, 1864

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.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm for males and 9.7 mm for females.

Larvae have been reared on dandelion and plantain species.

References

1. "Holomelina aurantiaca Hübner 1831 - EOL". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
2. "Holomelina aurantiaca (Orange Holomelina Moth)". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
3. "Species Detail BMONA". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
4. "Species Holomelina aurantiaca - Orange Holomelina - Hodges#8121 -BugGuide". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
5. 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: .

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