Virbia pallicornis

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Virbia pallicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Virbia
Species:
V. pallicornis
Binomial name
Virbia pallicornis
(Grote, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Crocota pallicornisGrote, 1867
  • Holomelina pallicornis

Virbia pallicornis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1867. It is found on Cuba. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Virbia pallicornis (Grote, 1867)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2018.