Idia is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
Description
Palpi sickle shaped and slender, where the second joint reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairless. Forewings with round apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from lower angle of cell.
Species
Species include the following:
- Idia aemula <small>Hübner, 1813</small> – common idia moth, powdered snout moth or waved tabby moth
- Idia americalis <small>Guen̩e, 1854</small> РAmerican idia moth or American snout moth
- Idia calvaria <small>Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775</small>
- Idia denticulalis <small>(Harvey, 1875)</small> – toothed idia moth
- Idia diminuendis <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1918</small> – orange-spotted idia moth
- Idia forbesii <small>French, 1894</small> – Forbes' idia moth
- Idia gopheri <small>J. B. Smith, 1899</small> – tortoise commensal noctuid moth
- Idia immaculalis <small>(Hulst, 1886)</small> – immaculate idia moth
- Idia julia <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1918</small> – Julia's idia moth
- Idia laurentii <small>J. B. Smith, 1893</small> – Laurentine idia moth
- Idia lubricalis <small>Geyer, 1832</small> – glossy black idia moth
- Idia majoralis <small>J. B. Smith, 1895</small> – greater idia moth
- Idia occidentalis <small>(Smith, 1884)</small>
- Idia parvulalis <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1911</small>
- Idia rotundalis <small>Walker, 1866</small> – chocolate idia moth, rotund idia moth
- Idia scobialis <small>Grote, 1880</small> – smoky idia moth
- Idia suffusalis <small>J. B. Smith, 1899</small>
- Idia terrebralis <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1912</small>
Unpublished species
- Idia concisa <small>Forbes, 1954</small> or Idia sp. nr. aemula – pale-winged idia moth
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