Idia gopheri

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

Idea gopher has only been recorded in Florida—from Lake Worth north to Escambia and Liberty counties, but it might also be present in southeastern Alabama and southern Georgia.

Behavior

The moth's larvae live and feed in gopher tortoise burrows.