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Erebidae
930471 – 8323   Idia aemula Hübner, 1814
             Common Idia

© David Reed
Similar Species:
  • Idia concisa of authors not (Walker, 1860)
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • aemulalis (Hübner, 1821) (Epizeuxis)
  • aemula Hübner, 1814 (Idia) - MONA 1983: 8323
  • concisa (Walker, 1860) (Herminia)
  • herminoides (Walker, 1860) (Homoptera)
  • mollifera (Walker, 1858) (Microphysa)
  • undulalis (Stephens, 1834) (Camptylochila)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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
    • 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.
    Idia aemula
    [T] © Carroll Rudy
    Idia aemula
    [T] © Bob Patterson
    Idia aemula
    [T] © John Himmelman
    Idia aemula
    © Lew Scharpf
    Idia aemula
    © Nolie Schneider
    Idia aemula
    © Carol Wolf
    Idia aemula
    © Mike Quinn
    Idia aemula
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Idia aemula
    © Carol Wolf
    Idia aemula
    23mm – © Gary Anweiler
    Idia aemula
    – © Jeff Smith
    Idia aemula
    – © Jeff Smith
    Idia aemula
    24mm – © Jim Vargo
    Idia aemula
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Idia aemula
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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