A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2017). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2018).
A Maple Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/26/2016).
Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA).
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2013). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/10/2015). Determined by Paul Dennehy/iNaturalist.
A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/24/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2019).
A Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2017).
A Maple Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/7/2015).
A Maple Zale in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/9/2008).
Maple Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/8/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2016). Verified by Paul Dennehy/iNaturalist.
Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
A Maple Zale Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/29/2004).
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2017).
A Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/14/2009). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
A Maple Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/14/2010).
A Maple Zale Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/30/2006).
A Maple Zale Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/23/2001). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2017).
Maple Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/22/2025). No rights reserved.
Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Description
"Adult: wing color and boldness/faintness of markings varies considerably among individuals; forewing gray to grayish-brown, often with orangish-yellow tint in median area, and with or without white strip in subterminal area; lines fine, black; PM line has two bulges in upper half; ST line heaviest line but usually only from inner margin to lower bulge of PM line. Hindwing similar to forewing in color and pattern except lacks orangish-yellow tint in median area, and heavy ST line even bolder in some individuals [adapted from description by Charles Covell].
Larvae: head pale green to brown; body olive-green with whitish dorsal and lateral longitudinal stripes; another form has olive and brown stripes, and two black dorsal spots [adapted from description by Pedrosa Barbosa, U. of Maryland)." (BugGuide)
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A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2017). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
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A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2018).
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A Maple Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/26/2016).
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Jonathan Willey.
Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA).
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2013). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Nancy Magnusson.
Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/10/2015). Determined by Paul Dennehy/iNaturalist.
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A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/24/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2017).
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Tyler Bell.
A Maple Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/7/2015).
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Rod Burley.
A Maple Zale in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/9/2008).
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Maple Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/8/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2016). Verified by Paul Dennehy/iNaturalist.
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Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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A Maple Zale Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
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A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
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Larry Line.
A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
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A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (July 2003).
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A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/29/2004).
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A Maple Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2017).
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Timothy Reichard.
A Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/14/2009). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
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Lynn Strauss.
A Maple Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/14/2010).
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Bob Patterson.
A Maple Zale Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/30/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Maple Zale Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/23/2001). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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A Maple Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2017).
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Maple Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/22/2025). No rights reserved.
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Maple Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Zale galbanata | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. galbanata
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| Binomial name | |
| Zale galbanata (Morrison, 1876)
| |
Zale galbanata, the maple zale, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Zale galbanata is 8692.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zale galbanata species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b "Zale galbanata report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Zale galbanata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Zale galbanata". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
- Schmidt, C. (2010). "Taxonomic reassessment of Zale lunifera (Hübner) (Erebidae, Erebinae)". ZooKeys. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.431.
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