Orange virbia moth
Virbia aurantiaca
The orange virbia is a small moth from North America. It belongs to the tiger moth group.
Lives in
Eastern and central North America, from Manitoba and Nova Scotia south to Mexico
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars have been raised on dandelion and plantain.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Orange virbia moth about 14 km/h (8.7 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Each front wing is only about 1 centimetre long.
2
The front wings of the males are a tiny bit longer than those of the females.
3
It lives from Canada all the way down the east coast to Mexico.
you asked
Most asked questions about Orange virbia moth
?How big is the orange virbia moth?
It is small. Each front wing is only about 1 centimetre long.
?What does the orange virbia caterpillar eat?
It has been raised on dandelion and plantain.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Virbia aurantiaca
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Erebidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Orange holomelina
Where the facts come from
- Virbia aurantiaca (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by NCBioTeacher. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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