Idia calvaria

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Idia calvaria is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Central France and northern and central Central Europe, but mostly in the surroundings of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also present in Turkey, the Caucasus and Anatolia.

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Idia calvaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Idia
Species:
I. calvaria
Binomial name
Idia calvaria
Synonyms
  • Epizeuxis calvaria
  • Helia calvaria
  • Noctua calvaria
  • Epizeuxis calvarialis
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The wingspan is 24–34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There are two generations in the south.

The larvae feed on Populus, Salix and Rumex species.


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