Idia laurentii
Idia laurentii, the laurentine idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1893.[1] It is found in the US from central New York, south to the mountains of North Carolina.
| Idia laurentii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Idia |
| Species: | I. laurentii |
| Binomial name | |
| Idia laurentii (J. B. Smith, 1893) | |
There is one generation per year.
Larvae have been reared on dead leaves of cherry.
References
- Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia laurentii (Smith, 1893)". 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.
- "Idia laurentii - (Smith, 1893)" NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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