Idia scobialis, the smoky idia, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880.[1] It is found in North America from Michigan, southern Quebec and Maine, south to Florida and at least Kentucky.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Idia |
| Species: | I. scobialis
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| Idia scobialis (Grote, 1880)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year.
Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia scobialis (Grote, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 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 978-0691150420.
- "930478.00 – 8330 – Idia scobialis – Smoky Idia Moth – (Grote, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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