Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Idia gopheri | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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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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