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Erebidae
930471 – 8323   Idia aemula Hübner, 1814
             Common Idia

© David Reed
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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: Idia aemula Hübner, 1814
Epizeuxis aemulalis Hübner, 1821
Herminia concisa Walker, 1860
Homoptera herminoides Walker, 1860
Microphysa mollifera Walker, 1858
Camptylochila undulalis Stephens, 1834
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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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