Dusky Fan-foot

Zanclognatha zelleralis

Photo © Pavel Smejkal

Dusky Fan-foot

Zanclognatha zelleralis

Photo © Pavel Smejkal



Zanclognatha zelleralis, the dusky fan-foot, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1850. It is found in central and southern Europe.

Technical description and variation

as Z. tarsicristalis H.-Sch. [synonym] Forewing greyer, less purple, than tarsiplumalis the subterminal better marked, bordered with dark on both sides; the outer line more dentate; the cell lunule ocellate; the ab. zelleralis Wocke [synonym] from Silesia, has narrower wings with fainter markings. Larva greyish yellow, finely dusted with dark ; dorsal line reddish, swollen laterally at the hinder edge of the segments; the reddish subdorsal shewing on the front halves of each segment; the colour varies from grey to brown with the green of the inside showing through.

The wingspan is 31–36 millimetres (1.2–1.4 in).

Biology

The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on fallen leaves.

Source: Wikipedia

Foodplants

Description to be completed.