Tetanolita floridana

Tetanolita floridana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Tetanolita
Species: T. floridana
Binomial name
Tetanolita floridana
J.B. Smith, 1895
Synonyms
  • Tetanolita floridana fulata J. B. Smith, 1909


The Florida Owlet (Tetanolita floridana) is a litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in central portion of its range, all year round in the far south and from June to September in Ohio. There are two or more generations in the east.

Larvae probably feed on fallen organic matter.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/22/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.