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.

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

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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