Zale (moth)
Encyclopedia
Zale is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Zale aeruginosa Guenée, 1852
- Zale bethunei J.B. Smith, 1908
- Zale buchholziZale buchholziBuchholz's Zale is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in coastal pinelands of the Atlantic Coastal Plain from New Jersey to Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to Texas.There is one generation per year....
McDunnough, 1943 - Zale calycantha J.B. Smith, 1797
- Zale chisosensis Blanchard & Franclemont, 1982
- Zale colorado J.B. Smith, 1908
- Zale confusa McDunnough, 1940
- Zale curemaZale curemaThe Black-eyed Zale or Northeastern Pine Zale is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York to Maine, south to western North Carolina, west to the Gulf States and Texas....
J.B. Smith, 1908 - Zale declarans Walker, 1858
- Zale duplicataZale duplicataThe Pine False Looper Zale, Pine False Looper, Banded Similar-wing or Grey Similar-wing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in woodlands and forests from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to the mountains of Georgia and Texas.The wingspan is 34-36 mm. Adults are on wing from late...
Bethune, 1865 - Zale edusina Harvey, 1875
- Zale exhausta Guenée, 1852
- Zale fictilis Guenée, 1852
- Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876
- Zale helataZale helataThe Brown-spotted Zale is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands from Manitoba to Maine, south to northern Alabama and Texas.The wingspan is 35-41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June...
J.B. Smith, 1908 - Zale horrida Hübner, 1818
- Zale insuda J.B. Smith, 1908
- Zale intentaZale intentaZale intenta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia westward to Wisconsin and Missouri and southward to Georgia. It probably also occurs in northern Florida, but records may apply to Zale lunifera. The southwestern range limit is not known.The length of the forewings is...
(Walker, [1858]) - Zale lunataZale lunataThe Lunate Zale is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the East of North America.The wingspan is 40-55 mm. The moth flies from March to September depending on the location....
- Lunate Zale Drury, 1773 - Zale luniferaZale luniferaThe Bold-based Zale is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It occurs primarily east and south of the Appalachian Mountains, from southern Maine south to Lee Co., Mississippi and Florida. It is not known from south-eastern Virginia or South Carolina, but the species may occur in these regions...
Hübner, 1818 - Zale metata J.B. Smith, 1908
- Zale metatoidesZale metatoidesThe Washed-out Zale or Jack Pine False Looper is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands from at least Wisconsin and probably Manitoba to Maine, south to the mountains of Georgia. The range in the Gulf States is not certain.The wingspan is about 35 mm...
McDunnough, 1943 - Zale minerea Guenée, 1852
- Zale obliquaZale obliquaThe Oblique Zale is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands from Ohio to southern Maine, south to northern Florida, Mississippi and Texas....
Guenée, 1952 - Zale obsita (Guenée, 1852)
- Zale perculta Franclemont, 1964
- Zale peruncta (Guenée, 1852)
- Zale phaeocapna Franclemont, 1950
- Zale rubi H. Edwards, 1881
- Zale rubiata J.B. Smith, 1908
- Zale sabena Schaus, 1901
- Zale smithi Haimbach, 1928
- Zale squamularisZale squamularisThe Gray-banded Zale is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ohio to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas.The wingspan is about 38 mm. There are two to three generations in New Jersey....
Drury, 1773 - Zale strigimacula Guenée, 1852
- Zale submedianaZale submedianaThe Gray Spring Zale is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Maine, south to New Jersey and in mountains to North Carolina.The wingspan is about 39 mm. There is one generation over much of range....
Strand, 1917 - Zale termina Grote, 1883
- Zale undularis Drury, 1773
- Zale unilineata Grote, 1876
- Zale viridans Guenée, 1852