Biology:Idia diminuendis

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Short description: Species of moth

Idia diminuendis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Idia
Species:
I. diminuendis
Binomial name
Idia diminuendis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)

Idia diminuendis, the orange-spotted idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas .

The wingspan is about 16 mm. There are two generations in most of the range.

Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5988660 entry