''Zanclognatha'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of litter moths of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer in 1857.

Taxonomy

''Zanclognatha'' was considered synonym of ''

Polypogon ''Polypogon'' is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass. Description ''Polypogon'' species vary in appearance; some are erect, while others drape over the ground in waves. ...

'' in 1989. It became its own genus in 1991, but then became a synonym of Polypogon again in 1996.Poole, R. W. (1996). ''Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Checklist of the Insects of North America. Volume 3: Diptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera''. E.I.S., Rockville, MD. 1143 pp. However, sources from 1998 and 2005 recommend keeping the two genera split.Nowacki, J. & Fibiger, M. (1998). "Noctuidae". pp. 251-93. ''In:'' Karsholt, O. and J. Razowski. ''The Lepidoptera of Europe: A Distributional Checklist''. 380 pp. Stenstrup: Apollo Books.Lafontaine, D. & Troubridge, J. (2005). "Taxonomic notes on North American Noctuidae 2: The Polypogon group of genera". It is not clear how many valid species are part of the genus; some species are likely made up of at least two valid species-level taxa that have yet to be officially split, and there are some familiar taxa that have not yet been described to science. Adult ''Zanclognatha'' species are often difficult to tell apart; wing patterns and

genital A sex organ (or reproductive organ) is any part of an animal or plant that is involved in sexual reproduction. The reproductive organs together constitute the reproductive system. In animals, the testis in the male, and the ovary in the female, a ...

morphology, two characters often used to distinguish moth species, are not necessarily useful for classifying them. The larvae are more distinctive and may be more helpful in future studies of the genus.Wagner, D. L. & McCabe, T. L. (2011)
"A new ''Zanclognatha'' from eastern North America and a preliminary key to the larvae of the genus (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae)"
''ZooKeys''. (149), 89.

Species

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Zanclognatha angulina ''Zanclognatha'' is a genus of Herminiinae, litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer (entomologist), Julius Lederer in 1857. Taxonomy ''Zanclognatha'' was considered synonym of ''Polypogon (moth), Polypogon'' ...

'' (Leech, 1900) *'' Zanclognatha atrilineella'' (Grote, 1873) *'' Zanclognatha bryanti'' Barnes, 1928 *'' Zanclognatha cruralis'' (Guenée, 1854) - early zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha dentata ''Zanclognatha dentata'', the coastal plain zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by David L. Wagner and Timothy L. McCabe in 2011. It is found in North America from Ontario to Nova Scotia, south ...

'' Wagner & McCabe, 2011 - Coastal Plain zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha helva'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Zanclognatha inspidalis'' (Wileman, 1915) *'' Zanclognatha jacchusalis'' (Walker, 1859) - wavy-lined zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha laevigata ''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 ...

'' (Grote, 1872) - variable zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha lituralis ''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 wing ...

'' (Hübner, 1818) - lettered zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha lunalis'' (Scopoli, 1763) - jubilee fan-foot *''

Zanclognatha marcidilinea ''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 wingsp ...

'' (Walker, 1859) - yellowish zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha martha ''Zanclognatha martha'', the pine barrens zanclognatha or Martha's zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes in 1928. It is found from Ohio to Maine, south in the mountains to North Carolina and alo ...

'' Barnes, 1928 - pine barrens zanclognatha moth, Martha's zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha minoralis ''Zanclognatha minoralis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்� ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1895 *''

Zanclognatha nakatomii ''Zanclognatha'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer in 1857. Taxonomy ''Zanclognatha'' was considered synonym of ''Polypogon'' in 1989. It became its own genus in 1991, but then became a ...

'' Owada, 1977 *''

Zanclognatha nigrisigna ''Zanclognatha'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer in 1857. Taxonomy ''Zanclognatha'' was considered synonym of ''Polypogon'' in 1989. It became its own genus in 1991, but then became a ...

'' (Wileman, 1915) *''

Zanclognatha obscuripennis ''Zanclognatha obscuripennis'', the dark 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 Missouri to Quebec, south to Florida and Texas. The wingspan i ...

'' (Grote, 1872) - dark zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha pedipilalis ''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, ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) - grayish zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha protumnusalis'' (Walker, 1859) - conifer zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha reticulatis'' (Leech, 1900) *'' Zanclognatha subtriplex'' Strand, 1919 *''

Zanclognatha tarsipennalis ''Zanclognatha tarsipennalis'', the fan-foot, is a species of Herminiinae, litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Siberia, Amur river, Amur, Ussuri river, Ussuri, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China ...

'' (Treitschke, 1835) *'' Zanclognatha theralis'' (Walker, 1859) (syn. ''Z. deceptricalis'' Zeller, 1873, ''Z. gypsalis'' (Grote, 1880), ''Z. inconspicualis'' (Grote, 1883)) *'' Zanclognatha yaeyamalis'' Owada, 1977 *'' Zanclognatha zelleralis'' (Wocke, 1850)

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