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

© Aubrey Scott
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • lunifera Hübner 1818 (Phaeocyma) - MONA 1983: 8713
  • cingulifera Walker [1858] (Homoptera)
  • 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)
    • 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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