Zanclognatha

Adult: Head pale to deep brown with forward-projecting tufts from vertex. Labial palpus with third segment half length of second, with pale scales at apex. Forewing subtriangular, pale to chocolate brown, usually well marked; antemedial and postmedial lines with dark tooth-like spots along costa; discal spot large, vertically elongate, distal side often concave; subterminal line uneven; some specimens have a blurry patch of fuscous scales basad of postmedial line extending from inner margin to cell. Hindwing brown with weak discal spot and variously developed postmedial and subterminal lines; if outwardly edged with pale scales, usually only over anal and cubital areas. Abdomen tan to brown with distal edge of each segment pale, appearing banded in well-marked individuals. Larva: Not described in detail here; larval features are diagnostic for species.

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