Idia scobialis

Idia scobialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Idia
Species: I. scobialis
Binomial name
Idia scobialis
(Grote, 1880)


The Smoky Idia (Idia scobialis) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Michigan, southern Quebec and Maine, south to Florida and at least Kentucky.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year.

Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

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