''Zanclognatha'' is a genus 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. M ...

'' 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 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

*'' Zanclognatha angulina'' (Leech, 1900) *''

Zanclognatha atrilineella ''Zanclognatha atrilineella'' is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the southeastern United States. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is ...

'' (Grote, 1873) *''

Zanclognatha bryanti ''Zanclognatha jacchusalis bryanti'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by William Barnes in 1928. It is found from British Columbia to Oregon. Taxonomy The classification of this species was unclear for a long time. Some author ...

'' Barnes, 1928 *''

Zanclognatha cruralis ''Zanclognatha cruralis'', the early zanclognatha, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Wisconsin east through southern Canada, south to Florida and Texas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird o ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) - early zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha dentata'' Wagner & McCabe, 2011 - Coastal Plain zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha helva ''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 ...

'' (Butler, 1879) *''

Zanclognatha inspidalis ''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 jacchusalis ''Zanclognatha jacchusalis'', the wavy-lined zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in the US from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Georgia and Louisiana. The wingspan The ...

'' (Walker, 1859) - wavy-lined zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha laevigata'' (Grote, 1872) - variable zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha lituralis'' (Hübner, 1818) - lettered zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha lunalis ''Zanclognatha lunalis'', the jubilee fan-foot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 ''Entomologia Carniolica''. It can be found across the Palearctic realm (Europe to the Rus ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) - jubilee fan-foot *'' Zanclognatha marcidilinea'' (Walker, 1859) - yellowish zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha martha'' Barnes, 1928 - pine barrens zanclognatha moth, Martha's zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha minoralis'' J. B. Smith, 1895 *'' Zanclognatha nakatomii'' Owada, 1977 *'' Zanclognatha nigrisigna'' (Wileman, 1915) *'' Zanclognatha obscuripennis'' (Grote, 1872) - dark zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha pedipilalis'' (Guenée, 1854) - grayish zanclognatha moth *''

Zanclognatha protumnusalis ''Zanclognatha protumnusalis'', the conifer zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from southern Canada to Florida and Texas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) ...

'' (Walker, 1859) - conifer zanclognatha moth *'' Zanclognatha reticulatis'' (Leech, 1900) *'' Zanclognatha subtriplex'' Strand, 1919 *'' Zanclognatha tarsipennalis'' (Treitschke, 1835) *''

Zanclognatha theralis ''Zanclognatha theralis'', the noctuid moth, is a species of moth native to North America. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in t ...

'' (Walker, 1859) (syn. ''Z. deceptricalis'' Zeller, 1873, ''Z. gypsalis'' (Grote, 1880), ''Z. inconspicualis'' (Grote, 1883)) *''

Zanclognatha yaeyamalis ''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 zelleralis ''Zanclognatha zelleralis'', the dusky fan-foot, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1850. It is found in central and southern Europe. Technical description and variation as ''Z. tarsic ...

'' (Wocke, 1850)

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* * {{Taxonbar , from=Q1937644 Taxa named by Julius Lederer