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Erebidae 931032 – 8697   Zale minerea (Guenée, 1852)              Colorful Zale

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Fagaceae Juglandaceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Pinaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sapind..  Host genera: Acer Alnus Betula Carpinus Carya Ceanothus Corylus Crataegus Fagus Ostrya Picea Populus Pseudotsuga ...  Host extended: polyphagous on deciduous trees (Kimball 1965); wide variety of hardwood trees & shrub (Crabo et al 2...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: minerea (Guenée, 1852) (Homoptera) - MONA 1983: 8697 ssp. a. minerea (Guenée, 1852) (Homoptera)  albofasciata (Bethune, 1865) (Homoptera)  involuta (Walker, 1858) (Homoptera)  lineosa (Walker, 1858) (Homoptera)  minereoides Strand, 1917 (Zale) ssp. b. norda (Smith, 1908) (Phaeocyma)  mexicana Haimbach, 1928 (Zale)  minereana Strand, 1917 (Zale)  minereella Strand, 1917 (Zale)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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