Idia julia

Idia julia, or Julia's idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.[1][2] It is found from southern Canada south to Georgia and Texas.

Idia julia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Idia
Species:	I. julia
Binomial name
Idia julia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)

The wingspan is about 17 mm. There is one generation in the north and multiple generations in the south.

Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia julia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Idia julia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• "930476.00 – 8328 – Idia julia – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 27, 2020.