''Tetanolita mynesalis'', the smoky tetanolita, is a

litter moth The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushro ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in eastern North America. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

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

Herminiinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1859 {{Herminiinae-stub