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