Tetanolita mynesalis

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Tetanolita Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Tetanolita mynesalis Rank Species

Similar Lacinipolia renigera, Bleptina caradrinalis, Butterflies and moths, Idia, Palthis

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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