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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae) » Idia » Common Idia - Hodges#8323 (Idia aemula)
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looks disco-y - Idia aemula
Copyright © 2012 Brenda898

looks disco-y - Idia aemula
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
July 15, 2012
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Contributed by Brenda898 on 7 November, 2012 - 3:43am
Last updated 7 November, 2012 - 4:48pm

Idia aemula - Common Idia - Hodges #8323
Moved from Common Idia.
… Maury J. Heiman, 7 November, 2012 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

Idia aemula - Common Idia - Hodges#8323
Moved from ID Request.
… Fyn Kynd, 7 November, 2012 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
confusing
These Idia moths don't seem all that similar.....
… Brenda898, 8 November, 2012 - 1:23am login or register to post comments

 
Idia aemula
Idia americalis and I. majoralis are similar but have bold dark spots where the transverse lines meet the costa.

I see your photo was moved to the species level at about the same time by both of us which produced the confusing "Moved from Common Idia." auto text under my move.
Thanks!
… Maury J. Heiman, 8 November, 2012 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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