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Erebidae 930471 – 8323   Idia aemula Hübner, 1814              Common Idia

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Cupressaceae Fagaceae Pinaceae Polemoniaceae Rosaceae Detritophagous.  Host genera: Abies Phlox Picea Prunus Pseudotsuga Quercus Thuja Detritophagous.  Host extended: leaf litter (Heppner 2007); dead oak leaves, dead cherry leaves (Wagner 2005); detritivore on dead l...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: 930472 Idia concisa of authors Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: aemula Hübner, 1814 (Idia) - MONA 1983: 8323 concisa (Walker, 1860) (Herminia) herminoides (Walker, 1860) (Homoptera) mollifera (Walker, 1858) (Microphysa) undulalis (Stephens, 1834) (Camptylochila)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1860. in D'Urban, W.S.M., A systematic list of Lepidoptera collected in the vicinity of Montreal. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, 5(4): 265.

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