American idia moth
The American idia is a small grey or brown moth with wavy dark lines across its wings. It comes out at night and likes sweet treats and lamps. Its caterpillar is brown with dark spots and little white hairs on its sides.
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Fun facts
Each front wing has a small bronze or brown spot near its edge.
Scientists who study moths catch it at night with sugary bait or bright lights.
It flies from May to October and can have two or more families of young in one year.
It helps tidy up the forest floor, because its caterpillars eat dead leaves.
Most asked questions about American idia moth
?What does the American idia moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat lichen and dead leaves. The adult moths also eat lichen on tree trunks.
?Is the American idia moth dangerous?
No. It is a small, harmless night moth.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Idia americalis
- Named by
- Guenée, 1854
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Erebidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- American idia, American snout
Where the facts come from
- Idia americalis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by NCBioTeacher. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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