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Zanclognatha dentata – Toothed Fan-foot

Family Erebidae    Hodges # 8349.1

Caterpillar foods: dead oak leaves, but possibly other leaves.  Reared on fir and hemlock.  (Moths of North Carolina)

Information on how to distinguish between Z. dentata, Z. protumnusalis and Z. martha on Bugguide.

6/30/2025

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