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930499.00 – 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:	8347 - 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:	• Herminia marcidilinea Grote, 1872 • Herminia jacchusalis of authors not Walker, 1859
Taxonomic Notes:	Zanclognatha marcidilinea (Grote, 1872) includes as a synonym Zanclognatha jacchusalis of authors not (Walker, 1859) in Lafontaine & Honey (2009).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
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: 41-43.
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths

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