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title: "Wavy-lined Fan-foot"
description: "Zanclognatha jacchusalis — Insetti e ragni. Zanclognatha jacchusalis, the wavy-lined zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/wavy-lined-fan-foot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wavy-lined Fan-foot

> Zanclognatha jacchusalis — Insetti e ragni. Zanclognatha jacchusalis, the wavy-lined zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Zanclognatha jacchusalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 8259
- Wikidata: [Q8066042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8066042)
- iNaturalist taxon: [133625](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/133625)

## Names

- en: Wavy-lined Fan-foot

## Countries with the most observations

US (1567), CA (885)

## Summary

Zanclognatha jacchusalis, the wavy-lined zanclognatha, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in the US from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Georgia and Louisiana.
The wingspan is 28–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in). Adults are on wing from April to September. Normally, there is one generation per year. There are two generations in Missouri.
Larvae probably feed on detritus. Larvae have been reared on dead oak leaves.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanclognatha_jacchusalis

## Photo

![Wavy-lined Fan-foot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wavy-lined-fan-foot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54235834

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wavy-lined-fan-foot?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).