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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae) » Idia » Gopher tortoise moth - Hodges#8336 (Idia gopheri)

Species Idia gopheri - Gopher tortoise moth - Hodges#8336

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)

Genus Idia

Species gopheri (Gopher tortoise moth - Hodges#8336)

Hodges Number

8336

Other Common Names

Gopher tortoise noctuid moth

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Idia gopheri (Smith, 1899)

Epizeuxis gopheri Smith, 1899

Size

Smith (1899) listed the wingspan 28-30 mm.

Identification

Smith (1899) original description as Epizeuxis gopheri is online and linked in the print references.

Range

Wagner et al. (2011) reported Louisiana to Georgia and Florida. (1)

Heppner (2003) reported the range to include Georgia and Florida. (2)

Holotype from Crescent City, Florida.

Habitat

Armadillo and tortoise burrows. (1)

Heppner (2003) reported Idia gopheri is associated with Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise). (2)

Season

Heppner (2003) reported January to May and October through December in Florida.(2)

Food

The larvae feed on scat and detritus. (1)

Remarks

Uncommon to rare. (3)

Print References

Davis, D.R. & E.G. Milstrey, 1988. Description and biology of Acrolophus pholeter, (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), a new moth commensal from gopher tortoise burrows in Florida. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 90: 164.

Smith, J.B. 1899. Description of the gopher moth. The Canadian Entomologist 31: 94.

Gopher Tortoise Noctuid Moth (Idia gopheri) Florida County Distribution PDF

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (4)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)

Works Cited

1.	Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.

2.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

3.	Endangered and Threatened Animals of Florida and Their Habitats (Corrie Herring Hooks Series) Chris Scott. 2004. University of Texas Press.

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

5.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 3 December, 2014 - 9:20pm
Last updated 17 June, 2018 - 12:56am

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