Idia denticulalis

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Idia denticulalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Idia
Species:
I. denticulalis
Binomial name
Idia denticulalis
(Harvey, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Pseudaglossa denticulalisHarvey, 1875

Idia denticulalis, the toothed idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. It is found in Quebec, Canada, and the US from Wisconsin to New England, south to Alabama and Texas.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in Maryland and from July to August in Quebec. There is one generation per year in the north, two or more generations on the south.

Larvae feed on lichen and detritus, including dead leaves.

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