Idia rotundalis

Idia rotundalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Idia
Species: I. rotundalis
Binomial name
Idia rotundalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Idia borealis (J. B. Smith, 1884)

The Chocolate Idia (Idia rotundalis) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from southern Canada to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation in the north and two or more generations in the south.

Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

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