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Erebidae
931026 – 8692   Zale galbanata (Morrison, 1876)
             Maple Zale

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality (penna): Galena, IL.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Homoptera galbanata Morrison, 1876
Zale lineosa of authors not Walker, 1858
Homoptera penna Morrison, 1876
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Notes on the Noctuidae, with descriptions of certain new species. no. II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 27: 435. (galbanata)
  • Morrison, H.K., 1876. Descriptions of New North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18: 241. (penna)
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
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