Zanclognatha lituralis

Zanclognatha lituralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species: Z. lituralis
Binomial name
Zanclognatha lituralis
(Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon lituralis Hübner, 1818


The Lettered Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha lituralis) is a litter moth of the Erebidae 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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