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Zanclognatha marcidilinea

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Zanclognatha marcidilinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species:
Z. marcidilinea
Binomial name
Zanclognatha marcidilinea
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon marcidilinea Walker, 1859

Zanclognatha marcidilinea, the yellowish zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Missouri, south to Florida and Arkansas.

The wingspan is about 28 millimetres (1.1 in). Adults are on wing from April to July.

Larvae probably feed on dead leaves, including cottonwood leaves.

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