Moths of North Carolina
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692 NC Records

Tetanolita mynesalis (Walker, 1859) - Smoky Tetanolita Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 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                                                                                 
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
Natural Heritage Program Status:
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

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

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-21
Wayne Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-20
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-10-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-11
Madison 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: 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: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-07
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-01
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-07
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-05-04
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-04-29
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-29
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-08
Wake Co.
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