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Tetanolita mynesalis

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Species of moth

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.

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).

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Tetanolita mynesalis


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