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Tetanolita floridana (Smith, 1895) - Florida Tetanolita

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930518		 MONA Number:
8368.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Tetanolita floridanaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: This species has nearly the same range of habitats as Tetanolita mynesalis, from maritime dunes and other barrier island habitats to high elevation forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on dead oak leaves but the natural hosts have not been determined in the field (Wagner et al., 2011). - 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 floridana - Florida Tetanolita

 127 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-23
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-08-25
Wake Co.
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Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-08-08
Moore Co.
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Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-07-24
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-08
Harnett Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-04-27
Pender Co.
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Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-17
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-04-29
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-04-10
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita floridana
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
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