Idia gopheri
| Idia gopheri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Idia |
| Species: | I. gopheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Idia gopheri (J. B. Smith, 1899) | |
Idia gopheri, commonly known as the Tortoise Commensal Noctuid Moth, is a species of litter moth in the Erebidae family. It is only known from Lake Worth and Port Sewell north to Escambia and Liberty Counties in Florida, but it might also be present in southeastern Alabama and southern Georgia.
Larvae live and feed in gopher tortoise burrows.
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