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.
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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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
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia julia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Idia julia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- 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)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 27, 2020.