Common Idia - Idia aemula
TL: ~12 mm. FW is grayish brown and peppered with darker scales. Lines are heaviest near costa. Orbicular and reniform spots are yellow. Pale yellow ST line. Hosts: Dead leaves and coniferous foliage. Status: common.
Habitat: Attracted to a 365+395 nm LED light in a rural area
2021(d)
''Idia aemula'', the common idia, powdered snout or waved tabby, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Canada south to Florida and Texas. It has been reported in the Palearctic. In North America, adults are on wing from May to October in the north and from April to November in the south. There are two to three generations per year.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 22, 2021. Captured Jul 21, 2021 23:45 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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