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Slowpoke moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Athetis
Species:	A. tarda
Binomial name
Athetis tarda (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Caradrina tarda Guenée, 1852 Anothordes tarda Anorthodes prima Smith, 1891

Athetis tarda, the slowpoke moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Hampshire to Florida and from Missouri to Texas. The habitat consists of oak woodlands.

The wingspan is 23–35 mm. Adults are on wing from late March to May and again from late August to September.

The larvae feed on dead Quercus leaves.