Biology:Idia denticulalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Idia |
| Species: | I. denticulalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Idia denticulalis (Harvey, 1875)
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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.
References
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- "930481.00 – 8333 – Idia denticulalis – Toothed Idia Moth – (Harvey, 1875)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8333.
Wikidata ☰ Q10772670 entry
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