Zanclognatha lituralis

Zanclognatha lituralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Section: Cossina
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species: Z. lituralis
Binomial name
Zanclognatha lituralis
(Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon lituralis Hübner, 1818

The Lettered Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha lituralis) is a moth of the Noctuidae 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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