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Common Idia Moth

Idia aemula

Photo by KenCheeks
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Description:

Adult: forewing spot large, pale, conspicuously contrasting against ground color of wing; lines thin and not obviously thicker/darker at costa; dark shading in median area (if present) does not touch proximal edge of PM line at inner margin. Wingspan is 20-30 mm.

Habitat:

This one was photographed at a porch light near a southern deciduous forest in Edgefield County, SC.

Notes:

Adults fly from May to October in the north; April to November in the south. Hodges#8323

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