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title: "Smoky Tetanolita Moth"
description: "Tetanolita mynesalis — Insects & spiders. Tetanolita mynesalis, the smoky tetanolita, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/smoky-tetanolita-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smoky Tetanolita Moth

> Tetanolita mynesalis — Insects & spiders. Tetanolita mynesalis, the smoky tetanolita, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Tetanolita mynesalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 12122
- Wikidata: [Q7706000](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7706000)
- iNaturalist taxon: [154333](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154333)

## Names

- en: Smoky Tetanolita Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (7339), CA (22), MX (12)

## Summary

Tetanolita mynesalis, the smoky tetanolita, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanolita_mynesalis

## Photo

![Smoky Tetanolita Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smoky-tetanolita-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212787345

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smoky-tetanolita-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).