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title: "Rotund Idia Moth"
description: "Idia rotundalis — Insectos y arañas. Idia rotundalis, the chocolate idia or rotund idia moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/rotund-idia-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rotund Idia Moth

> Idia rotundalis — Insectos y arañas. Idia rotundalis, the chocolate idia or rotund idia moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Idia rotundalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 8839
- Wikidata: [Q5988698](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5988698)
- iNaturalist taxon: [222180](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/222180)

## Names

- en: Rotund Idia Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (1729), CA (856)

## Summary

Idia rotundalis, the chocolate idia or rotund idia moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found from southern Canada to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation in the north and two or more generations in the south.
Larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idia_rotundalis

## Photo

![Rotund Idia Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rotund-idia-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97917631

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rotund-idia-moth?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).