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Erebidae 930499 – 8352   Zanclognatha marcidilinea (Grote, 1872)              Yellowish Zanclognatha

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Distribution: Nova Scotia to Missouri, southward to Florida and Arkansas. Larva and Host Plants: Probably dead leaves. Description/ Field Marks: AM. line is obviously waved (Forbes' key). Subterminal line is straight, yellow (with perhaps a few dark scales edging it) (Forbes and Covell). Similar Species: 930494 Zanclognatha obscuripennis: has an Am. line that runs straight across the wing from below the costa, and a dark subterminal line edged outwardly with yellow. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: marcidilinea (Grote, 1872) (Herminia) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: "Pennsylvania, Alabama". jacchusalis of authors; (not Walker, 1859) (Herminia) misappl. Taxonomic Notes: Zanclognatha marcidilinea (Grote, 1872) includes as a synonym Zanclognatha jacchusalis of authors; (not Walker, 1859) in Lafontaine & Honey (2009). The species listed in Hodges et al. (1983) as "8352 jacchusalis (Wik., 1859)” actually refers to marcidilinea, and the species listed as "8353 ochreipennis (Grt., 1872)” actually refers to jacchusalis with ochreipennis as a synonym.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Grote, A.R. & C.T. Robinson, 1872. Descriptions of American Lepidoptera. - No. 3. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 4: 97. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine J.D. & M.R. Honey, 2009. Taxonomic changes to the names Zanclognatha jaccusalis and Z. ochreipennis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Herminiinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 2(1): 41-43. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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