Virbia mentiens

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Virbia mentiens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Virbia
Species:
V. mentiens
Binomial name
Virbia mentiens
Walker, 1854

Virbia mentiens is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Venezuela and possibly Costa Rica. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Virbia mentiens Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.