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Erebidae
930500 – 8353   Zanclognatha jacchusalis (Walker, 1859)
             Wavy-lined Zanclognatha

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Synonymy: Herminia jacchusalis Walker, 1859
Herminia ochreipennis Grote, 1872
Bomolocha lutalba Smith, 1906
Zanclognatha bryanti Barnes, 1928
Taxonomic Notes: Zanclognatha jacchusalis includes as a synonym ochreipennis Grote, 1872 [8353] in Lafontaine & Honey (2009) and as subspecies Z. bryanti Barnes, 1928, a former subspecies of ochreipennis, in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2013) and lutalba Smith, 1906 [8354]. This species, formerly listed as 8352 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), was renumbered when it was synonymized with ochreipennis and it's former synonym marcidilinea (Grote, 1872) was returned to full species.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Forbes, W.T.M., 1954. Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Part III. Noctuidae. Cornell University Agriculture Experimental Station Memoirs, 329: 395-399 (Zanclognatha).
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2013. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 264: 227-236.
  • Lafontaine J.D. & M.R. Honey, 2009. Taxonomic changes to the names Zanclognatha jaccusalis and Z. ochreipennis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Herminiinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 2: 41-43.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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Zanclognatha jacchusalis
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