Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 242692 - Psn: 20)

Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/22/2014).

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A Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2019).

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Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/2/2022). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 643281 - Psn: 78)

Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/2/2022). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/10/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 867032 - Psn: 78)

Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/10/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/25/1990).

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A Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2019). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

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Variable Zanclognatha Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/10/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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Zanclognatha laevigata

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Zanclognatha
Species:	Z. laevigata
Binomial name
*Zanclognatha laevigata* (Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
Polypogon laevigata Grote, 1872 Zanclognatha modestalis Dyar, 1903 (form) Zanclognatha reversata Dyar, 1903 (form) Zanclognatha obsoleta J. B. Smith, 1884 (form)

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.

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"930492.00 – 8345 – Zanclognatha laevigata – Variable Zanclognatha Moth – (Grote, 1872)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Cotinis (October 17, 2015). "Species Zanclognatha laevigata - Variable Zanclognatha - Hodges#8345". BugGuide. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

Taxon identifiers
Zanclognatha laevigata	Wikidata: Q8066043 Wikispecies: Zanclognatha laevigata BAMONA: Zanclognatha-laevigata BOLD: 16470 BugGuide: 41518 GBIF: 9051758 iNaturalist: 133630 ITIS: 940741 LepIndex: 290722 MONA: 8345 NatureServe: 2.112753 NCBI: 690165 Open Tree of Life: 297939

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Variable Zanclognatha Moth

Zanclognatha laevigata (Grote, 1872)

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