Zanclognatha marcidilinea, the yellowish zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Missouri, south to Florida and Arkansas.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Zanclognatha |
Species: | Z. marcidilinea
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Binomial name | |
Zanclognatha marcidilinea (Walker, 1859)
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The wingspan is about 28 millimetres (1.1 in). Adults are on wing from April to July.
Larvae probably feed on dead leaves, including cottonwood leaves.
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