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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 mynesalisAlamance 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 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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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-01
Rowan Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-08-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-07-24
Forsyth Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-07-23
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-19
Mecklenburg Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-12
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-08
Brunswick Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-17
Alamance Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-10
Durham Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-27
Carteret Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-04-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-16
Wilson Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-03-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-30
Orange Co.
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Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Tetanolita mynesalisRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-21
Wayne Co.
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