Virbia costata Stretch, 1884 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Virbia costata Stretch, 1884
Virbia costata Stretch, 1884 is a moth found in the south-central United States whose larvae feed on plantain species.
Virbia costata Stretch, 1884 is a moth species with measurable sexual dimorphism in forewing length. Male forewings measure approximately 11.7 mm long, while female forewings reach around 13.5 mm long. Adult moths fly in July across Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma. In the Big Bend region of Texas, adults are active in flight during June and a second time in early August. The species' larvae have been successfully reared on plantain species.
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Pechipogo strigilata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Catocala deducta Eversmann, 1843
Rhodogastria similis Möschler, 1884
Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826
Brunia antica (Walker, 1854)
Hypsoropha monilis Fabricius, 1777
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