Bug FAQAppalachian Idia
Idia laurentii · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Larvae have been reared on dead cherry leaves and the species produces one generation each year.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae can be raised on dead leaves of cherry.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
There is one generation per year.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range covers the United States from central New York down to the mountains of North Carolina.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
How many generations does this species have each year?
It produces one generation per year.
Source: Wikipedia
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Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idia_laurentii
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Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.