''Idia'' is a genus of litter moths of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1813.

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.

Species

Based on Lepidoptera and Some other Life Forms: *''

Idia aemula ''Idia aemula'', the common idia, powdered snout or waved tabby, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from Canada south to Florida and Texas. It has been reported in the P ...

'' Hübner, 1813 – common idia moth, powdered snout moth or waved tabby moth *''

Idia americalis ''Idia americalis'', the American idia or American snout, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is commonly found in moist forests in North America, ranging from southern Canada t ...

'' Guenée, 1854 – American idia moth or American snout moth *''

Idia calvaria ''Idia calvaria'' is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Central France and northern and central Central Europe, but mostly in the surroundings of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also present in Turkey, the Caucasus ...

'' Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 *'' Idia denticulalis'' (Harvey, 1875) – toothed idia moth *''

Idia diminuendis ''Idia diminuendis'', the orange-spotted idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 – orange-spotted idia moth *''

Idia forbesii ''Idia forbesii'', or Forbes' idia moth, is a Herminiinae, litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by George Hazen French in 1894. It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Quebec, south to Fl ...

'' French, 1894 – Forbes' idia moth *''

Idia gopheri ''Idia gopheri'', the tortoise commensal noctuid moth, is a litter moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1899. Distribution ''Idea gopher'' has only been recorded in Florida—from Lake Worth north t ...

'' 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

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Idia concisa ''Idia concisa'', the pale-winged idia (also known as ''Idia'' '' aemula'' since it has not been formally described) is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1954. It is ...

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

References

Herminiinae Moth genera {{Herminiinae-stub