Litter Moths (Erebidae > Herminiinae)

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Dark-banded Owlet (Phalaenophana pyramusalis)
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
3 Aug 2012

Widespread in eastern North America. Caterpillers eat dead leaves.


Variable Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha laevigata) Variable Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha laevigata), #3834
coming to porch light, Watauga Co., NC
26 July 2006

As the name indicates, and as you can see from the photos, this species is highly variable! Thanks to Todd Redhead for identification.

Variable Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha laevigata) Variable Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha laevigata), #3841
coming to porch light, Watauga Co., NC
26 July 2006

Common from Canada to the NC mountains.

Variable Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha laevigata) Variable Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha laevigata), #3840
coming to porch light, Watauga Co., NC
26 July 2006



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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