Zanclognatha lituralis
Zanclognatha lituralis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
Genus: | Zanclognatha |
Species: | Z. lituralis |
Binomial name | |
Zanclognatha lituralis (Hübner, 1818) | |
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The Lettered Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha lituralis) is a litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation in the north and at least a partial second generation from Ohio and Connecticut southward.
The larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.
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