Washed-out Zale Moth Zale metatoides McDunnough, 1943    Synonyms: Hodges #8707.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Erebidae   >   Genus Zale   

Description:

"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).

There are 119 records in the project database.

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A Washed-out Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Washed-out Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/4/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Washed-out Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2004). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Washed-out Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/31/2006). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Washed-out Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)


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