A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017).

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2017). Verified by Hugh McGuinness.

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/17/2013). Determined by Steve Nanz/BugGuide.

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/11/2019).

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A Smoky Tetanolita in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/6/2013).

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A male Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/17/2022).

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2014).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/17/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 214298 - Psn: 42)

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/17/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 185935 - Psn: 44)

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/20/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 249730 - Psn: 44)

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/15/2020).

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A male Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/26/2022).

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/23/2013).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/3/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 273876 - Psn: 52)

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A very dark Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/20/2014).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 196521 - Psn: 55)

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 224704 - Psn: 55)

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A female Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/1/2022).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 890332 - Psn: 55)

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/24/2006).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/9/2006).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 215702 - Psn: 65)

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/28/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 248631 - Psn: 65)

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A female Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (11/6/2022).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 218069 - Psn: 66)

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A pair of Smoky Tetanolita Moths in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/3/2019).

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Bethesda, Maryland (9/26/2013).

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).

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Smoky Tetanolita Moths mating in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/25/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 664167 - Psn: 105)

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2017). Determined by Hugh McGuinness. Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2023). (c) kary, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1277733 - Psn: 200)

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1393783 - Psn: 200)

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A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2017). Verified by Hugh McGuinness. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/17/2013). Determined by Steve Nanz/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/11/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Smoky Tetanolita in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/6/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A male Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/17/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A male Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/26/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/23/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A very dark Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/20/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A female Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/1/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/24/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/9/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A female Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (11/6/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A pair of Smoky Tetanolita Moths in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/3/2019). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Bethesda, Maryland (9/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Philip Brody.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Smoky Tetanolita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/30/2017). Determined by Hugh McGuinness. Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

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Tetanolita mynesalis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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.^[1]

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to November.^[2]

Larvae probably feed on dead leaves.

Subspecies

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

References

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^ "930516.00 – 8366 – Tetanolita mynesalis – Smoky Tetanolita Moth – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ Balaban, John and Jane (November 10, 2019). "Species Tetanolita mynesalis - Smoky Tetanolita - Hodges#8366". BugGuide. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Tetanolita mynesalis	Wikidata: Q7706000 BAMONA: Tetanolita-mynesalis BOLD: 16443 BugGuide: 25978 EoL: 560544 GBIF: 1795049 iNaturalist: 154333 IRMNG: 10310611 ITIS: 940590 LepIndex: 292869 MONA: 8366 NatureServe: 2.745865 NCBI: 214373 Open Tree of Life: 916508

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Smoky Tetanolita Moth

Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859

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