A Colorful Zale Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/11/2019).
Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Identification verified by Curtis Lehman/iNaturalist.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/16/2014).
A Colorful Zale Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/28/2019).
A Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/29/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Colorful Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Colorful Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2009). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
Colorful Zale Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/29/2023). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved.
Colorful Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/10/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Colorful Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
A male Colorful Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2004).
A male Colorful Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2004).
A Colorful Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2004).
Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/24/2022). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Description
"Adult: extremely variable in color and pattern - probably the most variable of all Zale species. Charles Covell describes it as 'pattern variable; usually some yellow in median area, especially in males; many specimens have whitish tinting like the edusa form of Lunate Zale; note black patches at apex and middle of outer margin of forewing.
Hindwing PM line usually with distinct triangular 'tooth' projecting into subterminal area about two-thirds distance from inner margin" (BugGuide).
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A Colorful Zale Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/11/2019).
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Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Identification verified by Curtis Lehman/iNaturalist.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/16/2014).
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Scott Housten.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/28/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/29/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
Colorful Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Colorful Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Colorful Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2009). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Lynn Strauss.
Colorful Zale Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/29/2023). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved.
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Colorful Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/10/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Colorful Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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A male Colorful Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2004).
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A male Colorful Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/23/2004).
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A Colorful Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2004).
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Colorful Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/24/2022). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Zale minerea | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. minerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Zale minerea (Guenee, 1852)
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Zale minerea, the colorful zale, large false looper or mahogany similar-wing, is an owlet moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Zale minerea is 8697.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]There are two subspecies:
- Zale minerea minerea
- Zale minerea norda Smith, 1909
References
[edit]- ^ "Zale minerea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Zale minerea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Zale minerea species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Zale minerea". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
[edit]- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. Bibcode:2015ZooK..527..127L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMC 4668890. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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