species 1,983 observations

Orange-spotted Idia Moth

Idia diminuendis

Field notes

Idia diminuendis, the orange-spotted idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. There are two generations in most of the range.

Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided