Tetanolita mynesalis
| Tetanolita mynesalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
| Genus: | Tetanolita |
| Species: | T. mynesalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859 | |
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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)
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