Idia occidentalis
| Idia occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Idia |
| Species: | I. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Idia occidentalis is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Alberta and British Columbia, south to Colorado, Arizona and California.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of Idia lubricalis.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing in August in the north.
The insect has a yellow-brown colour, and a "cloudy" pattern. It is said the insect's flight history is from May to October, and that it seems to occupy: Dry open areas, arid native grasslands, and badlands.[1]
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