Zanclognatha jacchusalis

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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Section: Cossina
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species: Z. jacchusalis
Binomial name
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Zanclognatha ochreipennis (Grote, 1872)
  • Polypogon ochreipennis Grote, 1872
  • Polypogon jacchusalis Walker, 1859
  • Polypogon lutalba J. B. Smith, 1906

The Wavy-lined Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha jacchusalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Georgia and Louisiana.

The wingspan is 28–31 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. Normally, there is one generation per year. There are two generations in Missouri.

Larvae probably feed on detritus. Larvae have been reared on dead oak leaves.

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