Zanclognatha jacchusalis

Zanclognatha jacchusalis, the wavy-lined zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in the US from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Georgia and Louisiana.

Zanclognatha jacchusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
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 wingspan is 28–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in). 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.

Subspecies

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