Idia (moth)

Idia is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.^[2][3][1]

Idia
Idia aemula
Scientific classification
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

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.^[4]

Species

Species include the following:^[1]

• Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 – common idia moth, powdered snout moth or waved tabby moth
• Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 – American idia moth or American snout moth
• Idia calvaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
• Idia denticulalis (Harvey, 1875) – toothed idia moth
• Idia diminuendis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 – orange-spotted idia moth
• Idia forbesii French, 1894 – Forbes' idia moth
• Idia gopheri J. B. Smith, 1899 – tortoise commensal noctuid moth
• Idia immaculalis (Hulst, 1886) – immaculate idia moth
• Idia julia Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 – Julia's idia moth
• Idia laurentii J. B. Smith, 1893 – Laurentine idia moth
• Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 – glossy black idia moth
• Idia majoralis J. B. Smith, 1895 – greater idia moth
• Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884)
• Idia parvulalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
• Idia rotundalis Walker, 1866 – chocolate idia moth, rotund idia moth
• Idia scobialis Grote, 1880 – smoky idia moth
• Idia suffusalis J. B. Smith, 1899
• Idia terrebralis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Unpublished species

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