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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


The Smoky Tetanolita (Tetanolita mynesalis) is a litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in eastern North America.

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

Larvae probably feed on dead leaves.

Subspecies

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