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Erebidae
931048 – 8713   Zale lunifera (Hübner, 1818)
             Bold-based Zale

© Aubrey Scott
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Phaeocyma lunifera Hübner, 1818
Homoptera cingulifera Walker, [1858]
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)
  • Schmidt, C., 2010. Taxonomic reassessment of Zale lunifera (Hübner) (Erebidae, Erebinae). ZooKeys, 39: 99-106.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Zale lunifera
© Troy Bartlett
Zale lunifera
© Roger Rittmaster
Zale lunifera
© Tom Murray
Zale lunifera
© Alan Chin-Lee
Zale lunifera
© Lynette Schimming
Zale lunifera
© Steve Walter
Zale lunifera
© Jason Dombroskie
Zale lunifera
© Robert Zimlich
Zale lunifera
© J. C. Jones
Zale lunifera
© Carol Wolf
Zale lunifera
© Jason D. Roberts
Zale lunifera
34mm – © Jim Vargo
Zale lunifera
© George Smiley LG
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