What is "larentia"

Larentia may refer to:

• Acca Larentia, Hercules' mistress or the adoptive mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman mythology
• Larentia (moth), a geometer moth genus
• Larentia (plant), a plant genus in the iris family

Larentia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

Species include:

• Larentia clavaria – Mallow

Larentia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1882. It is native to Mexico and South America.

1. Larentia linearis (Kunth) Klatt - Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
2. Larentia mexicana (C.V.Morton & R.C.Foster) Goldblatt - southern Mexico
3. Larentia rosei (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - western Mexico