Idia forbesii

Idia forbesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Idia
Species: I. forbesii
Binomial name
Idia forbesii
(French, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Idia merricki (J. B. Smith, 1905)

Forbes’ idia moth (Idia forbesii) is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Wisconsin to Quebec, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. There is one generation in the north and multiple generations in the south.

Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.


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