Zanclognatha laevigata

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Zanclognatha laevigata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species:
Z. laevigata
Binomial name
Zanclognatha laevigata
(Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon laevigataGrote, 1872
  • Zanclognatha modestalisDyar, 1903 (form)
  • Zanclognatha reversataDyar, 1903 (form)
  • Zanclognatha obsoletaJ. B. Smith, 1884 (form)

Zanclognatha laevigata, the variable zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Missouri.

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.


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