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Erebidae
931030 – 8695   Zale undularis (Drury, 1773)
             Black Zale

© Richard Wolfert
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • undularis Drury 1773 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8695
  • albosquamulata Strand 1917 (Zale)
  • nigricans Bethune 1865 (Homoptera)
  • umbripennis Grote 1876 (Ypsia)
  • 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)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Zale undularis
    © Janice Stiefel
    Zale undularis
    © Bob Patterson
    Zale undularis
    © Larry Line
    Zale undularis
    40mm – © Jim Vargo
    Zale undularis
    40mm – © Jim Vargo
    Zale undularis
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Zale undularis
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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