Zale squamularis

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Zale squamularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zale
Species:
Z. squamularis
Binomial name
Zale squamularis
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Zale lapidariaHaimbach, 1928 (form)

Zale squamularis, the gray-banded zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in the US from Ohio to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas. [1]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. There are two to three generations in New Jersey.

The larvae feed on pitch pine, pond pine and probably other hard pines. It prefers mature needles.

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References

  1. "931035.00 – 8700 – Zale squamularis – Gray-banded Zale Moth – (Drury, 1773)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 14, 2019.