Idia scobialis, the smoky idia, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880.[1] It is found in North America from Michigan, southern Quebec and Maine, south to Florida and at least Kentucky.

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

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

Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia scobialis (Grote, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2020.