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Erebidae 930518 – 8368   Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895              Florida Tetanolita

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Distribution: Eastern US and Canada. Description/ Field Marks: An eastern species. Antenna of male has node within basal third. Similar Species: 930517 Tetanolita palligera: is a western species. 930517.1n Tetanolita nr. palligera: Tetanolita nr. palligera ranges from Mexico north to Utah and east to New England. Not reliably identified without dissection or DNA. 930539 Renia sobrialis: is an eastern species. Antenna of male has node beyond basal third. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: floridana Smith, 1895 (Tetanolita) - MONA 1983: 8368 ssp. a. floridana Smith, 1895 (Tetanolita) ssp. b. fulata Smith, 1909 (Tetanolita)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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