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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: Phalaena lunata Drury, 1773
Phalaena edusa Drury, 1774
Zale lunatoides Strand, 1917
Erebus putrescens Guérin-Méneville, 1832
Zale saundersi Franclemont & Todd, 1983
Homoptera saundersii Bethune, 1865
Homoptera salicis Behr, 1870
Homoptera rosae Behr, 1870
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
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LG – © Jim Troubridge
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48mm – © Jim Vargo
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48mm – © Jim Vargo
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© Jeffrey C. Miller
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© 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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