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Zanclognatha laevigata

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Zanclognatha laevigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
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)

Zanclognatha laevigata, the variable zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America 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.

  • "930492.00 – 8345 – Zanclognatha laevigata – Variable Zanclognatha Moth – (Grote, 1872)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  • Cotinis (October 17, 2015). "Species Zanclognatha laevigata - Variable Zanclognatha - Hodges#8345". BugGuide. Retrieved August 9, 2018.