Tetanolita mynesalis, the smoky tetanolita, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in eastern North America.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Tetanolita |
Species: | T. mynesalis
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Binomial name | |
Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859
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Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to November.[2]
Larvae probably feed on dead leaves.
Subspecies
edit- Tetanolita mynesalis mynesalis
- Tetanolita mynesalis inaequalis Ferguson, Hilburn & Wright, 1991 (Bermuda).
References
edit- ^ "930516.00 – 8366 – Tetanolita mynesalis – Smoky Tetanolita Moth – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (November 10, 2019). "Species Tetanolita mynesalis - Smoky Tetanolita - Hodges#8366". BugGuide. Retrieved January 31, 2020.