| Zale rufosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. rufosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Zale rufosa Hampson, 1913 | |
Zale rufosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found on Jamaica. [1]
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