Moths of North Carolina
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306 NC Records

Idia lubricalis (Geyer, 1832) - Glossy Black Idia Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930482.00 MONA Number: 8334.00
Comments: One of eighteen species recorded in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), twelve of which are found in North Carolina.
Species Status: This is likely a complex of three or more species, based both on size differences and DNA barcoding.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: This species -- or at least some of the members of this complex -- are fairly large for an Idia. The ground color is typically a dark umber shade and crossed by sharply dentate, clay-colored lines (Forbes, 1954). The orbicular may be yellowish, when present. The reniform is luteous but nearly filled with a fuscous lunule, often leaving only an inner edge marked in yellow. The hindwings are usually much paler, with a dirty fuscous ground color, and crossed by two vague fuscous shades.
Wingspan: 25-35 mm inn Eastern specimens (Forbes, 1954). Some of forms in this complex appear to be much smaller in size.
Adult Structural Features: Belongs to Forbes' subgenus Pseudaglossa, characterized by long palps -- reaching the vertex -- and with the third segement very long, conical, and smoothly scaled (Forbes, 1954).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Woodlands and forests (Wagner et al., 2011). Adults have been seen congregating during the day inside basements and hollow trees. Our records come from a wide variety of hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on fungi and lichens (Forbes, 1954) and possibly on detritus and foliage of living plants (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Observation Methods: Comes readily to bait and to blacklights
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Idia lubricalis - Glossy Black Idia Moth

51 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-16
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-17
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-06
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-09-11
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2021-08-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2020-08-04
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-07-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-06-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-25
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-06-21
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-06-01
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-19
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: j.wyche on 2017-08-18
Gates Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2016-07-07
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ed Corey on 2016-06-24
Washington Co.
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