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Species Details

Virbia lamae

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Common NameBog Holomelina SeasonalityMainly in July. IdentificationSmaller than V. ferruginosa, with a darker forewing and a solid dark hindwing margin.
Scientific Name Virbia lamae Common Name Bog Holomelina Habitat Occurs only in peat bogs. Seasonality Mainly in July. Identification Smaller than V. ferruginosa, with a darker forewing and a solid dark hindwing margin. Life History No information available. Diet Info Plantago (Handfield 1999). Range A boreal species that occurs west to Alberta. There are disjunct populations in Colorado and Arizona.

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"Species Details - Virbia lamae, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-211/9-247406. Accessed 04 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Schmidt, B. C.
Role species page author

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Specimen Information

There are 2 specimens of this Species.

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UASM184201 - Virbia lamae

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Inkerman Collected ByHensel, H.; Hensel, G. Date Collected1987-07-10

UASM184202 - Virbia lamae

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Inkerman Collected ByHensel, H.; Hensel, G.

Adult Seasonal Distribution