Zale buchholzi
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Buchholz'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.
The larvae feed on Pitch pine and Pond pine in New Jersey. Larvae have also been recorded on loblolly and Longleaf pine in the south.
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...
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. It is found in coastal pinelands of the Atlantic Coastal Plain from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, west along the Gulf Coast to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Pitch pine and Pond pine in New Jersey. Larvae have also been recorded on loblolly and Longleaf pine in the south.