Biology:Idia (moth)

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Idia
- 8323 – Idia aemula – Common Idia Moth (14140578385).jpg
Idia aemula
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Idia
Hübner, 1813
Synonyms[1]
  • Reabotis J. B. Smith, [1903]
  • Epizeuxis Hübner, 1818
  • Camptylochila Stephens, 1834
  • Helia Duponchel, 1845
  • Campylochila Agassiz, [1847]
  • Helia Guenée, 1854
  • Pseudaglossa Grote, 1874
  • Zenomia Dognin, 1914
Idia lubricalis (glossy black idia) moth on Sarracenia purpurea

Idia is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.[2][3][4]

Description

Palpi sickle shaped and slender, where the second joint reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairless. Forewings with round apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from lower angle of cell.[5]

Species

Based on Lepidoptera and Some other Life Forms:[6]

Unpublished species

  • Idia concisa Forbes, 1954 or Idia sp. nr. aemula – pale-winged idia moth

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1368581 entry