Biology:Zanclognatha laevigata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zanclognatha |
| Species: | Z. laevigata
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| Zanclognatha laevigata (Grote, 1872)
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Zanclognatha laevigata, the variable zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Missouri.
The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.
External links
- "930492.00 – 8345 – Zanclognatha laevigata – Variable Zanclognatha Moth – (Grote, 1872)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8345.
- Cotinis (October 17, 2015). "Species Zanclognatha laevigata - Variable Zanclognatha - Hodges#8345". http://bugguide.net/node/view/41518.
Wikidata ☰ Q8066043 entry
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