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Bog Virbia Moth
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Bog Virbia Moth

Virbia lamae

Virbia lamae, the bog holomelina, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1941. It is found in North America in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, Wisconsin and Michigan. The habitat consists of open peat bogs.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm for males and 9.8 mm for females. Adults are on wing in July and early August.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 233579.