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Idia (moth)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Subfamily
  
Herminiinae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Erebidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Idia is a genus of litter moths of the Erebidae family.

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Description

Palpi sickle-shaped and slender, where the second joint reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairless. Fore wings with round apex. Hind wings with vein 5 from lower angle of cell.

Species

  • Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 – Common Idia Moth, Powdered Snout Moth, or Waved Tabby Moth
  • Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 – American Idia Moth or American Snout Moth
  • Idia calvaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Idia denticulalis (Harvey, 1875) – Toothed Idia Moth
  • Idia diminuendis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 – Orange-Spotted Idia Moth
  • Idia forbesii French, 1894 – Forbes’ Idia Moth
  • Idia gopheri J. B. Smith, 1899 – Tortoise Commensal Noctuid Moth
  • Idia immaculalis (Hulst, 1886) – Immaculate Idia Moth
  • Idia julia Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 – Julia’s Idia Moth
  • Idia laurentii J. B. Smith, 1893 – Laurentine Idia Moth
  • Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 – Glossy Black Idia Moth
  • Idia majoralis J. B. Smith, 1895 – Greater Idia Moth
  • Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884)
  • Idia parvulalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
  • Idia rotundalis Walker, 1866 – Chocolate Idia Moth, Rotund Idia Moth
  • Idia scobialis Grote, 1880 – Smoky Idia Moth
  • Idia suffusalis J. B. Smith, 1899
  • Idia terrebralis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

    • Unpublished species

  • Idia concisa Forbes, 1954 or Idia sp. nr. aemula – Pale-winged Idia Moth

    • References

    Idia (moth) Wikipedia
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