Tetanolita floridana

Tetanolita floridana, the Florida owlet or Florida tetanolita moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1895. It is found in the United States from Wisconsin to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas.

Tetanolita floridana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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 wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in the central portion of its range, and 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.

References

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• "930518.00 – 8368 – Tetanolita floridana – Florida Tetanolita Moth – Smith, 1895". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (March 10, 2015). "Species Tetanolita floridana - Florida Tetanolita - Hodges#8368". BugGuide. Retrieved January 31, 2020.