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Species Idia scobialis - Smoky Idia - Hodges#8330

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 scobialis (Smoky Idia - Hodges#8330)
Hodges Number
8330
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Idia scobialis (Grote, 1880)
Epizeuxis scobialis (Grote, 1880)
Size
WS ~20mm
Identification
Range
It is found from Michigan, southern Quebec and Maine, south to Florida and at least Kentucky.
Life Cycle
one generation per year.
See Also
Idia lubricalis - Hindwing is poorly marked and paler than forewing. (1)
Idia laurentii
Print References
Smith, J. B., 1895. Contributions Toward A Monograph Of The Insects Of The Lepidopterous Family Noctuidae Of Boreal North America. A Revision Of The Deltoid Moths. Bulletin of the United States National Museum., 48: 16 (2)
Forbes, 1956. Memoir: Number 329 - Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Part III, 394 (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD Systems
Lynn Scott’s Lepidoptera - live images
Works Cited
1.Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Part III [Noctuidae]
William T. M. Forbes . 1954. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station Memoir: Number 329: 1-433.
2.Contributions toward a monograph of the insects of the Lepidopterous family Noctuidae of boreal North America a ...
John B. Smith. 1895. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 48: 1-129.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 22 July, 2009 - 4:04pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 21 September, 2024 - 2:41pm

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