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Erebidae
931023 – 8689   Zale lunata (Drury, 1773)
             Lunate Zale

© Bob Moul
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • lunata Drury 1773 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8689
  • ssp. a. lunata Drury 1773 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8689
  • edusa Drury 1774 (Phalaena)
  • lunatoides Strand 1917 (Zale)
  • putrescens Guérin-Méneville 1832 (Erebus)
  • saundersi Franclemont & Todd 1983 (Zale)
  • saundersii Bethune 1865 (Homoptera)
  • ssp. b. salicis Behr 1870 (Homoptera)
  • rosae Behr 1870 (Homoptera)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 44.27m, 44.28m; p. 260. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Zale lunata
    © Machele White
    Zale lunata
    © Andy Wraithmell
    Zale lunata
    © John Davis
    Zale lunata
    © Steve Nanz
    Zale lunata
    © Troy Bartlett
    Zale lunata
    © Ron Votaw
    Zale lunata
    © Mike Quinn
    Zale lunata
    © John Davis
    Zale lunata
    © Carol Wolf
    Zale lunata
    © Carol Wolf
    Zale lunata
    © Ken Childs
    Zale lunata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Zale lunata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Zale lunata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Zale lunata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Zale lunata
    48mm – © Jim Vargo
    Zale lunata
    48mm – © Jim Vargo
    Zale lunata
    © Jeffrey C. Miller
    Zale lunata
    © Leslie Angel LG

    Zale lunata
    © Leslie Angel LG

    Zale lunata
    © George Smiley LG

    Zale lunata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Dewberry (Rubus) 3rd instar 18mm
    Zale lunata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Dewberry (Rubus) 4th instar 25mm
    Zale lunata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Dewberry (Rubus) 5th instar 37mm
    Zale lunata
    © George Smiley LG


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