Zanclognatha pedipilalis

Zanclognatha pedipilalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species: Z. pedipilalis
Binomial name
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon pedipilalis Guenée, 1854


The Grayish Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha pedipilalis) is a litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia south to Florida and Mississippi, west to Alberta and Kansas.

The wingspan is 24–30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation in the north, with a partial second brood in Connecticut. There are two broods in Missouri and multiple generations in Florida.

The larvae feed on dead leaves in deciduous woods.

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