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Zanclognatha cruralis

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Early zanclognatha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zanclognatha
Species:
Z. cruralis
Binomial name
Zanclognatha cruralis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Polypogon cruralis Guenée, 1854

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 is 28–30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July. There are two generations per year in the south.

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