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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae) » Zanclognatha » cruralis or obscuripennis (Zanclognatha cruralis or obscuripennis)
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Zanclognatha? - Zanclognatha
Copyright © 2009 Audrey R Hoff

Zanclognatha? - Zanclognatha
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
June 20, 2009
Size: Wingspread 20-22mm
Attracted to lights at my house. I'm leaning toward Z. cruralis (#8351). There does seem to be the indentation in the bulge of the pm line, as stated on the Z. cruralis info page. But after looking at photos and discussion on BG and MPG, I'm really uncertain about how to tell the difference in this one and Z. obscuripennis (#8347). Actually, I can't really see any differences in the photos of these two species here on BG.

Or maybe I'm totally in the wrong group - could be; I'm still a total newby here!
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Contributed by Audrey R Hoff on 21 June, 2009 - 8:09pm
Last updated 10 February, 2015 - 3:39am

Moved to cruralis or obscuripennis
Moved from Zanclognatha.

See update by J. D. Roberts here.
… Steve Nanz, 10 February, 2015 - 3:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dark Zanclognatha.
… Audrey R Hoff, 9 February, 2015 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved to species page due to
Moved to species page due to new info.
… Audrey R Hoff, 9 February, 2015 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.

ID provided by J D Roberts, pers comm.
… Audrey R Hoff, 26 July, 2009 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

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