''Zanclognatha jacchusalis bryanti'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. It was described by

William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...

in 1928. It is found from

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Taxonomy

The classification of this species was unclear for a long time. Some authors considered it a subspecies of '' Zanclognatha ochreipennis''. It has also been treated as a synonym of '' Zanclognatha jacchusalis'' or a subspecies of ''

Zanclognatha lutalba ''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 ...

''.

External links

* bryanti Moths of North America Moths described in 1928 {{Herminiinae-stub