Idia gopheri
Species of moth
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Idia gopheri, the tortoise commensal noctuid moth, is a litter moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1899.[1]
| 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) | |
Distribution
Behavior
The moth's larvae live and feed in gopher tortoise burrows.
