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Erebidae 930518 – 8368   Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895              Florida Tetanolita

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Distribution: Eastern US and Canada. Similar Species: 8367 Tetanolita palligera is a western species. 8367.01 Tetanolita nr. palligera ranges from Mexico north to Utah and east to New England. Not reliably identified without dissection or DNA. 8368 Tetanolita floridana is an eastern species. Antenna of male has node within basal third. Otherwise, may not be reliably separated from R. sobrialis but on average tends to have a more irregular median band, a dark patch at the apex and a more contrasting st. line which continues onto the HW. 8387 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) - MONA 1983: 8368 ssp. b. fulata Smith 1909 (Tetanolita)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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