| Idia scobialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Idia |
| Species: | I. scobialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Idia scobialis (Grote, 1880) | |
Idia scobialis, the smoky idia, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880.[1] It is found in North America from Michigan, southern Quebec and Maine, south to Florida and at least Kentucky.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year.
Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia scobialis (Grote, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- "930478.00 – 8330 – Idia scobialis – Smoky Idia Moth – (Grote, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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