Virbia metazonata

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Virbia metazonata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Virbia
Species:
V. metazonata
Binomial name
Virbia metazonata
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Holomelina metazonataHampson, 1901

Virbia metazonata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Panama and Colombia. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Virbia metazonata (Hampson, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2018.