Zanclognatha laevigata

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Zanclognatha laevigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Section: Cossina
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species: Z. laevigata
Binomial name
Zanclognatha laevigata
(Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon laevigata Grote, 1872
  • Zanclognatha modestalis Dyar, 1903 (form)
  • Zanclognatha reversata Dyar, 1903 (form)
  • Zanclognatha obsoleta J. B. Smith, 1884 (form)

The Variable Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha laevigata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found 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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