''Idia laurentii'', the laurentine idia, is a

litter moth The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushroom ...

of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1893. It is found in the US from central New York, south to the mountains of

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

. There is one generation per year. Larvae have been reared on dead leaves of cherry.

References

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"''Idia laurentii'' - (Smith, 1893)"
''NatureServe Explorer''. Retrieved January 27, 2020. Herminiinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1893 {{Herminiinae-stub