Tetanolita floridana

Tetanolita floridana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Tetanolita
Species: T. floridana
Binomial name
Tetanolita floridana
J.B. Smith, 1895
Synonyms
  • Tetanolita floridana fulata J. B. Smith, 1909

The Florida Owlet (Tetanolita floridana) is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Wisconsin to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in central portion of its range, all year round in the far south and from June to September in Ohio. There are two or more generations in the east.

Larvae probably feed on fallen organic matter.


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