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Species Idia rotundalis - Rotund Idia Moth - Hodges#8326

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Idia
Species rotundalis (Rotund Idia Moth - Hodges#8326)
Hodges Number
8326
Other Common Names
Chocolate Idia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Idia rotundalis (Walker, 1866)
Phylogenetic sequence #930474
Size
TL≈11-13mm (1)
WS≈20 mm (based on specimen at Moth Photographers Group)
Identification
Adult: FW shiny sooty black with obscure dusky lines. Pale gray reniform and orbicular spots are small and inconspicuous. (1)


Food
coral fungus and dead leaves (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults
BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
David Beadle and Seabrooke Leckie. 2012. Houghton Mifflin.
Contributed by tom murray on 15 July, 2007 - 8:14pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, anitagould, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 18 March, 2023 - 3:56pm

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