''Idia forbesii'', or Forbes' idia moth, is a
litter moth 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'') ...
. The species was
first described by George Hazen French in 1894. It is found in North America from
Wisconsin to
Quebec, south to
Florida and
Texas.
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.
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*Original description:
Herminiinae
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1894
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