| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini |
Virbia laeta (Guérin-Méneville 1832)
| Common name: Joyful virbia.
Hodges #: 8114. Identification: Rfw 12.2 mm, fw venation quadrifid, dorsal surface of antennae uniform brown, ventral abdomen black; hw lacking discal spot dorsad and ventrad. Similar species: 8125, 8123, 8121, 8092, 6256. Distribution: southern Canada and U.S., east of 100th meridian. Hosts: Larvae have been reared on Plantago-- plantain, and Taraxicum-- dandelion. .
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 ND, Richland Co., Mirror Pool state recreation area. UV light. 23- VII- 1986, coll. K. Mundall.
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