Moths of North Carolina
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Tetanolita mynesalis (Walker, 1859) - Smoky Tetanolita

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930516		 MONA Number:
8366.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Occurs statewide, but is most common in the coastal plain and eastern Piedmont, and less common in the mountains.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Tetanolita mynesalis
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: This species has one of the widest habitat ranges of any of our species, occurring in maritime grasslands and forests on the barrier islands to high elevation forests on the top of Grandfather Mountain.
Larval Host Plants: Larval hosts have apparently not been documented, but this species likely feeds on dead leaves. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Tetanolita mynesalis - Smoky Tetanolita

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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-03-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-21
Wayne Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-10-13
Madison Co.
Comment: See structural photos for male genitalia.
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-10-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-09-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2024-08-29
Union Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-25
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-07
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-01
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-07
Pender Co.
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