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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae) » Zanclognatha » Grayish Zanclognatha - Hodges#8348 (Zanclognatha pedipilalis)

Species Zanclognatha pedipilalis - Grayish Zanclognatha - Hodges#8348

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Internet References
Grayish Zanclognatha - Zanclognatha pedipilalis Moth - Zanclognatha pedipilalis Which moth, please? - Zanclognatha pedipilalis Grayish Zanclognatha - Zanclognatha pedipilalis Moth ID Request [2008] - Zanclognatha pedipilalis moth - Zanclognatha pedipilalis 8016595 - Zanclognatha pedipilalis Looper Moth? - Zanclognatha pedipilalis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Zanclognatha
Species pedipilalis (Grayish Zanclognatha - Hodges#8348)
Hodges Number
8348
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
see genus page for discussion on Zanclognatha vs. Polypogon classification
Identification
forewing uniformly gray; the straight subterminal line stops short of the wingtips - a distinguishing characteristic
Range
southeastern Canada and northeastern US; also occurs in Alberta
Habitat
on or near the forest floor
Season
adults fly from May to August
Food
larvae feed on dead leaves in deciduous woods
See Also
other Zanclognatha species
Internet References
pinned adult image (CBIF)
common name reference and other info (Ohio State U.)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 February, 2005 - 11:35pm
Additional contributions by Ron M.
Last updated 1 July, 2009 - 2:58am

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