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Species Idia lubricalis - Glossy Black Idia - Hodges#8334

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 lubricalis (Glossy Black Idia - Hodges#8334)
Hodges Number
8334
Size
Wingspan 2.4-3.6 cm
Identification
Similar to, but larger than, the Smoky Idia, I. scobialis.
Range
Includes eastern North America
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
May-September
Food
Adults come to moth bait.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on lichen, rotting wood, grass, other organic matter. Caterpillar overwinters, one generation per year.
Print References
Covell p. 322, plate 41 #15 (1)
Wagner, p. 51 (2)
Internet References
Lynn Scott
Maryland Moths
Canadian Biodiversity
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
2.Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
By David L. Wagner, Valerie Giles, Richard C. Reardon, Michael L. McManus
Contributed by Cotinis on 1 July, 2004 - 5:15am
Additional contributions by J.D. Roberts
Last updated 8 January, 2008 - 12:46pm

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