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Lettered Zanclognatha
Zanclognatha lituralis (Hubner, 1818)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Identification: Forewing light brown with 3 costal spots, including 1 at apex. Reniform spot (if present) is shaped like a blackish comma.
Wing Span: 2.1-2.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August. 2 broods.
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia and Quebec to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Missouri, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 129 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 21, 2026
Submitted by: jskinner
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 24, 2026
Observation date: May 22, 2021
Submitted by: Michele Pollock
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 12, 2026
Observation date: Jun 28, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 02, 2025
Observation date: Jun 06, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: Jun 03, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 05, 2025
Observation date: Jun 22, 2024
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 24, 2024
Observation date: Jun 01, 2022
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 07, 2022
Observation date: Jun 25, 2022
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2022
Observation date: Jun 12, 2022
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 16, 2022
Observation date: May 29, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: Ascerb2
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2021
Observation date: May 26, 2021
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: May 29, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
Observation date: May 23, 2018
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 24, 2015
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: May 20, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 11, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 15, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 24, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
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