Virbia hypophaea

Virbia hypophaea is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Costa Rica and Brazil.[1]

Virbia hypophaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Virbia
Species:
V. hypophaea
Binomial name
Virbia hypophaea
Hampson, 1901

Subspecies

  • Virbia hypophaea hypophaea (Costa Rica)
  • Virbia hypophaea tenuimargo Rothschild, 1922 (Brazil)

References

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


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