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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae) » Idia » American Idia - Hodges#8322 (Idia americalis)

Species Idia americalis - American Idia - Hodges#8322

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Idia americalis American Idia - Idia americalis Moth species - Idia americalis American or Common? - Idia americalis Idia americalis American Idia - Idia americalis - Hodges#8322 - Idia americalis Moth 09.07.26 (1) - Idia americalis Idia americalis - American Idia - Hodges #8322 - Idia americalis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Idia
Species americalis (American Idia - Hodges#8322)
Hodges Number
8322
Size
wingspan about 25 mm
Range
throughout North America
Season
adults fly from May to October
Food
larvae feed on lichens
See Also
Idia aemula (Common Idia) is similar but lacks the dark marks along the costa
Internet References
live adult images (Bob Patterson, Maryland)
pinned adult image (CBIF)
pinned adult image of female (Tony Thomas)
pinned adult image of male (Tony Thomas)
common name reference and other info (Ohio State U.)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 3 May, 2005 - 1:12am
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 4 September, 2005 - 11:49pm

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