''Zanclognatha'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
litter moths of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Julius Lederer in 1857.
Taxonomy
''Zanclognatha'' was considered synonym of ''
Polypogon
''Polypogon'' is a nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, commonly known beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass.
Description
''Polypogon'' species vary in appearance; some are erect, while other ...
'' in 1989.
It became its own genus in 1991,
but then became a synonym of Polypogon again in 1996.
[Poole, R. W. (1996). ''Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Checklist of the Insects of North America. Volume 3: Diptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera''. E.I.S., Rockville, MD. 1143 pp.] However, sources from 1998 and 2005 recommend keeping the two genera split.
[Nowacki, J. & Fibiger, M. (1998). "Noctuidae". pp. 251-93. ''In:'' Karsholt, O. and J. Razowski. ''The Lepidoptera of Europe: A Distributional Checklist''. 380 pp. Stenstrup: Apollo Books.][Lafontaine, D. & Troubridge, J. (2005). "Taxonomic notes on North American Noctuidae 2: The Polypogon group of genera".]
It is not clear how many valid species are part of the genus; some species are likely made up of at least two valid species-level taxa that have yet to be officially split, and there are some familiar taxa that have not yet been described to science. Adult ''Zanclognatha'' species are often difficult to tell apart; wing patterns and
genital
A sex organ, also known as a reproductive organ, is a part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction. Sex organs constitute the primary sex characteristics of an organism. Sex organs are responsible for producing and transporting ...
morphology, two characters often used to distinguish moth species, are not necessarily useful for classifying them. The larvae are more distinctive and may be more helpful in future studies of the genus.
[Wagner, D. L. & McCabe, T. L. (2011)]
"A new ''Zanclognatha'' from eastern North America and a preliminary key to the larvae of the genus (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae)"
''ZooKeys''. (149), 89.
Species
*''
Zanclognatha angulina''
(Leech, 1900)
*''
Zanclognatha atrilineella''
(Grote, 1873)
*''
Zanclognatha bryanti''
Barnes, 1928
*''
Zanclognatha cruralis''
(Guenée, 1854) - early zanclognatha moth
*''
Zanclognatha dentata''
Wagner & McCabe, 2011[ - Coastal Plain zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha helva'' (Butler, 1879)
*'' Zanclognatha inspidalis'' (Wileman, 1915)
*'' Zanclognatha jacchusalis'' (Walker, 1859) - wavy-lined zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha laevigata'' (Grote, 1872) - variable zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha lituralis'' (Hübner, 1818) - lettered zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha lunalis'' (Scopoli, 1763) - jubilee fan-foot
*'' Zanclognatha marcidilinea'' (Walker, 1859) - yellowish zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha martha'' Barnes, 1928 - pine barrens zanclognatha moth, Martha's zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha minoralis'' J. B. Smith, 1895
*'' Zanclognatha nakatomii'' Owada, 1977
*'' Zanclognatha nigrisigna'' (Wileman, 1915)
*'' Zanclognatha obscuripennis'' (Grote, 1872) - dark zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha pedipilalis'' (Guenée, 1854) - grayish zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha protumnusalis'' (Walker, 1859) - conifer zanclognatha moth
*'' Zanclognatha reticulatis'' (Leech, 1900)
*'' Zanclognatha subtriplex'' Strand, 1919
*'' Zanclognatha tarsipennalis'' (Treitschke, 1835)
*'' Zanclognatha theralis'' (Walker, 1859) (syn. ''Z. deceptricalis'' Zeller, 1873, ''Z. gypsalis'' (Grote, 1880), ''Z. inconspicualis'' (Grote, 1883))
*'' Zanclognatha yaeyamalis'' Owada, 1977
*'' Zanclognatha zelleralis'' (Wocke, 1850)
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Taxa named by Julius Lederer (entomologist)