Biology:Zanclognatha pedipilalis
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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. pedipilalis
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| Zanclognatha pedipilalis (Guenée, 1854)
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Zanclognatha pedipilalis, the grayish zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. 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 millimetres (0.94–1.18 in). 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.
External links
- Robinson, E.; Anweiler, G. G.. "Species Details: Zanclognatha pedipilalis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-681.
- "930495.00 – 8348 – Zanclognatha pedipilalis – Grayish Zanclognatha Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=08348.
- McLeod, Robin (January 26, 2015). "Species Zanclognatha pedipilalis - Grayish Zanclognatha - Hodges#8348". http://bugguide.net/node/view/11228.
Wikidata ☰ Q8066050 entry
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