Idia laurentii

Idia laurentii, the laurentine idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1893.^[1] It is found in the US from central New York, south to the mountains of North Carolina.

Idia laurentii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Idia
Species:	I. laurentii
Binomial name
Idia laurentii (J. B. Smith, 1893)

There is one generation per year.

Larvae have been reared on dead leaves of cherry.

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Idia laurentii (Smith, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 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.
• "Idia laurentii - (Smith, 1893)"^{[permanent dead link]} NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved January 27, 2020.