Idia diminuendis

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

The Orange-spotted Idia (Idia diminuendis) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found 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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