A Washed-out Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Washed-out Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2018).
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/29/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/4/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Washed-out Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2004).
A Washed-out Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/31/2006). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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"Z. metatoides is smaller, browner, and more "washed-out"; submediana is larger, grayer (with a purple sheen), and more heavily marked" (Paul John/Mothing and Moth-watching, FaceBook).
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A Washed-out Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Washed-out Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2018).
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/29/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/4/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Washed-out Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2004).
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Larry Line.
A Washed-out Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/31/2006). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
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Bob Patterson.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Hugh McGuinness.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Zale metatoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. metatoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Zale metatoides McDunnough, 1943
| |
Zale metatoides, the washed-out zale or jack pine false looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943. 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. There is one generation per year.
External links
[edit]- "931042.00 – 8707 – Zale metatoides – Washed-out Zale Moth – McDunnough, 1943". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- Roberts, Jason D.; et al. (June 21, 2018). "Species Zale metatoides - Washed-out Zale - Hodges#8707". BugGuide. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- Line, Larry. "Washed-Out Zale". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "Washed-out Zale (Zale metatoides)". Forest Pests. Archived October 31, 2007. With larval stage info.
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