Idia majoralis

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Idia majoralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Idia
Species:
I. majoralis
Binomial name
Idia majoralis
(J. B. Smith, 1895)

Idia majoralis, the greater idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1895. [1] It is found in Canada from Ontario and Quebec, south into the United States, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia majoralis (Smith, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2020.