Zanclognatha obscuripennis

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Zanclognatha obscuripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Section: Cossina
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species: Z. obscuripennis
Binomial name
Zanclognatha obscuripennis
(Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon obscuripennis Grote, 1872

The Dark Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha obscuripennis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Missouri to Quebec, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 22–32 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June. There are two generations in most of its range. There are continuous broods in Florida.

The larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

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