Biology:Idia julia
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Short description: Species of moth
Idia julia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Idia |
Species: | I. julia
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Binomial name | |
Idia julia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
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Idia julia, or Julia's idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.[1][2] It is found from southern Canada south to Georgia and Texas .
The wingspan is about 17 mm. There is one generation in the north and multiple generations in the south.
Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia julia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/herminiinae/idia/#julia.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Idia julia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=290465.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-15042-0.
- "930476.00 – 8328 – Idia julia – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8328.
Wikidata ☰ Q10772673 entry
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