An Orange Holomelina Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2017).

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017).

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017).

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/3/2014).

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/29/2014).

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A Orange Holomelina Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/28/2014).

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/28/2017).

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/18/2013). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1066346 - Psn: 35)

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AN Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/20/2016). Identification verified by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist.

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/20/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 199691 - Psn: 42)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 273483 - Psn: 48)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 211548 - Psn: 55)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 224708 - Psn: 55)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/20/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 199692 - Psn: 62)

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2018).

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2014).

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/30/2007). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide.

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/12/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/12/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/25/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 548826 - Psn: 122)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 496651 - Psn: 165)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 496652 - Psn: 166)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1391864 - Psn: 200)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1391867 - Psn: 200)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1393779 - Psn: 200)

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Orange Holomelina Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/20/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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An Orange Holomelina Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Johnson.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Orange Holomelina Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Barbara Speckart.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). View Record Details Media by Joshua Jones.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/29/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Orange Holomelina Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/28/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/28/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

AN Orange Holomelina Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/20/2016). Identification verified by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2014). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/30/2007). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

An Orange Holomelina Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/12/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Orange Holomelina Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/20/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Orange holomelina


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Virbia
Species:	V. aurantiaca
Binomial name
*Virbia aurantiaca* (Hübner, 1831)^[1]
Synonyms
Eubaphe aurantiaca Hübner, 1827^[2] Holomelina aurantiaca^[3] Crocota bimaculata Saunders, 1869 Crocota brevicornis Walker, 1854 Crocota choriona Reakirt, 1864

Virbia aurantiaca, the orange holomelina, is a moth species of the family Erebidae found in North America.^[4] In the east it has been recorded from Manitoba and Nova Scotia, south along the eastern seaboard to Cordoba in Mexico. It has also been recorded from Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm for males and 9.7 mm for females.

Larvae have been reared on dandelion and plantain species.^[5]

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^ "Holomelina aurantiaca Hübner 1831 - EOL". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Holomelina aurantiaca (Orange Holomelina Moth)". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Species Detail BMONA". Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Species Holomelina aurantiaca - Orange Holomelina - Hodges#8121 -BugGuide". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ Zaspel, J.M., Weller S.J. & Cardé, R.T., 2008: A faunal review of Virbia (formerly Holomelina) for North America North of Mexico (Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 48 (3): 59-118. Full article: [1].

Taxon identifiers
Virbia aurantiaca	Wikidata: Q28607947 Wikispecies: Virbia aurantiaca BAMONA: Virbia-aurantiaca BioLib: 705468 BOLD: 142389 BugGuide: 61817 GBIF: 9394138 iNaturalist: 196525 Insecta.pro: 965310 ITIS: 940670 LepIndex: 42443 MONA: 8121 NatureServe: 2.112518 NCBI: 505954
Holomelina aurantiaca	Wikidata: Q7933671 GBIF: 1806994 IRMNG: 11128566 Open Tree of Life: 216430

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Orange Holomelina Moth

Virbia aurantiaca (Hübner, [1831])

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