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Zanclognatha cruralis
Total Length is ≈ 15-17mm. Wingspan is ≈ 28-30mm. The adult has a pale tan to dark brown forewing. AM dark brown, suffused, sharply kinked near costa. PM with small notch in large bulge. ST is straight from costa to inner margin, continuing on the HW. Terminal line is a series of brown dots.
Range is eastern North America. Eggs have been reported on beech leaves. Larvae reported to feed on conifer needles, but probably feed mostly on dead leaves. This one was photographed at a porch light at the edge of a southeastern deciduous forest in Edgefield County, SC.
It is also called Early Fan-foot. Per BAMONA, this is a new record (first documented spotting) for this species in Edgefield County, SC.
Spotted on May 11, 2013
Submitted on Feb 9, 2014
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