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Zanclognatha lituralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Zanclognatha
Species:	Z. lituralis
Binomial name
Zanclognatha lituralis (Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
Polypogon lituralis Hübner, 1818

Zanclognatha lituralis, the lettered zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found from in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, and south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is about 21 millimetres (0.83 in). Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation in the north and at least a partial second generation from Ohio and Connecticut southward.

The larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

• "930489.00 – 8340 – Zanclognatha lituralis – Lettered Zanclognatha Moth – (Hübner, 1818)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
• McLeod, Robin (December 19, 2015). "Species Zanclognatha lituralis - Lettered Zanclognatha - Hodges#8340". BugGuide. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

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