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title: "Glossy Black Idia Moth"
description: "Idia lubricalis — Owady i pająki. Idia lubricalis, the glossy black idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/glossy-black-idia-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Glossy Black Idia Moth

> Idia lubricalis — Owady i pająki. Idia lubricalis, the glossy black idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Idia lubricalis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 12183
- Wikidata: [Q217711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217711)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119066](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119066)

## Names

- en: Glossy Black Idia Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (3988), CA (2000)

## Summary

Idia lubricalis, the glossy black idia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found from Canada south to Florida and Texas in deciduous forests.
Idia occidentalis was formerly considered a subspecies of Idia lubricalis.
The wingspan is 24–36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are multiple generations per year in the south.
The larvae feed on various fungi and lichens. They probably feed on other organic matter like rotting wood and grass on forest floor as well.

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

## Photo

![Glossy Black Idia Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/glossy-black-idia-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jack Gelinas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180606187

## Machine access

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