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Tetanolita mynesalis

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Tetanolita mynesalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tetanolita
Species:
T. mynesalis
Binomial name
Tetanolita mynesalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Tetanolita lixalis Grote, 1873

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]

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to November.[2]

Larvae probably feed on dead leaves.

Subspecies

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  • Tetanolita mynesalis mynesalis
  • Tetanolita mynesalis inaequalis Ferguson, Hilburn & Wright, 1991 (Bermuda).

References

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  1. ^ "930516.00 – 8366 – Tetanolita mynesalis – Smoky Tetanolita Moth – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Balaban, John and Jane (November 10, 2019). "Species Tetanolita mynesalis - Smoky Tetanolita - Hodges#8366". BugGuide. Retrieved January 31, 2020.