Tetanolita
Encyclopedia
Tetanolita is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Tetanolita borgesalisTetanolita borgesalisTetanolita borgesalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South America, including the French Antilles and Brazil....
Walker, 1859 - Tetanolita floridanaTetanolita floridanaThe Florida Owlet is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas....
J.B. Smith, 1895 - Tetanolita hermesTetanolita hermesTetanolita hermes is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South America, including Paraguay....
Schaus, 1916 - Tetanolita mynesalisTetanolita mynesalisThe Smoky Tetanolita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America.The wingspan is 20-25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to November.Larvae probably feed on dead leaves.-Subspecies:...
Walker, 1859 - Tetanolita mutatalisTetanolita mutatalisTetanolita mutatalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Cuba.-External links:*...
Möschler 1890 - Tetanolita negalisTetanolita negalisTetanolita negalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Huachuca Mountains in Arizona.-External links:*...
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 - Tetanolita palligeraTetanolita palligeraTetanolita palligera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to Oregon, Arizona and California.-External links:**...
J.B. Smith, 1884