Maple Zale Moth
Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876
Maple Zale Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7423
Synonyms
Hodges #8692 
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353 Records

Description

"Adult: wing color and boldness/faintness of markings varies considerably among individuals; forewing gray to grayish-brown, often with orangish-yellow tint in median area, and with or without white strip in subterminal area; lines fine, black; PM line has two bulges in upper half; ST line heaviest line but usually only from inner margin to lower bulge of PM line. Hindwing similar to forewing in color and pattern except lacks orangish-yellow tint in median area, and heavy ST line even bolder in some individuals [adapted from description by Charles Covell].
Larvae: head pale green to brown; body olive-green with whitish dorsal and lateral longitudinal stripes; another form has olive and brown stripes, and two black dorsal spots [adapted from description by Pedrosa Barbosa, U. of Maryland)." (BugGuide)

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Zale galbanata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zale
Species:
Z. galbanata
Binomial name
Zale galbanata
(Morrison, 1876)

Zale galbanata, the maple zale, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Zale galbanata is 8692.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Zale galbanata species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "Zale galbanata report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ^ "Zale galbanata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Zale galbanata". Retrieved 2018-02-16.

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