Idia calvaria

Idia calvaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Idia
Species: I. calvaria
Binomial name
Idia calvaria
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Synonyms
  • Epizeuxis calvaria
  • Helia calvaria
  • Noctua calvaria
  • Epizeuxis calvarialis


Idia calvaria is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. 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.

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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