Moths of North Carolina
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651 NC Records

Tetanolita mynesalis (Walker, 1859) - Smoky Tetanolita Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930516.00 MONA Number: 8366.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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: Probably feeds on dead leaves. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR 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 Moth

204 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-29
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-28
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-09
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-09
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-24
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-24
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-09
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-07-28
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-22
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-12
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, John Petranka on 2023-07-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-07
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
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