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Idia (moth)

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Idia
Idia aemula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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][1]

Description

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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

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Species include the following:[1]

Unpublished species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Idia Hübner, [1813]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
  3. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. S2CID 84249695.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.