Zale helata

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Zale helata
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Northern variant
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zale
Species:
Z. helata
Binomial name
Zale helata
McDunnough, 1943
Synonyms
  • Zale rupertiMcDunnough, 1943 (form)

Zale helata, the brown-spotted zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands from Manitoba to Maine, south to northern Alabama and Texas.

The wingspan is 35–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.