Florida Owlet

Tetanolita floridana

The Florida Owlet is a litter moth of the family Erebidae.
Florida Tetanolita -  Tetanolita floridana Forewings were light gray with yellow reniform spots. The AM line was scalloped; the PM line was jagged and irregular.  The subterminal area had a dark gray band.  This moth appears blue-green in the photo, but it wasn't; it was different shades of gray.

Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area. Florida Tetanolita,Geotagged,Summer,Tetanolita,Tetanolita floridana,United States,litter moth,moth

Appearance

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.

Distribution

It is found from Wisconsin to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas.

Food

Larvae probably feed on fallen organic matter.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusTetanolita
SpeciesT. floridana