Bold-based Zale / Intent Zale Zale lunifera/intenta (Hübner, 1818) / (Walker, [1858])     Synonyms: Hodges #8713, Hodges #8713.1.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Erebidae   >   Genus Zale   

Status:

"Zale lunifera was split into two species in 2010. The name "lunifera" applies to a species restricted to scrub oak barrens east and south of the Appalachians, while the common widespread species is now called Zale intenta." (BugGuide, 2011)

With a little research and factoring in range and habitat, we should be able to ID most of our specimens to species, but for now we're treating this split on one page.

Where to find:

"Z. intenta probably occurs state-wide with Z. lunifera occurring where there are Scrub Oak along the coast in pine barrens" (H. McGuinness, pers. comm.).

There are 18 records in the project database.

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A Bold-based Zale / Intent Zale in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/16/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

An Intent Zale in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/4/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Bold-based Zale / Intent Zale in Washington Co., Maryland (5/15/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Bold-based Zale / Intent Zale in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

An Intent Zale in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A male presumed Intent Zale (Z. intenta) in Howard Co., Maryland (early spring 2003). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)


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