Zale metatoides
(Redirected from Washed-out Zale Moth)
| Zale metatoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. metatoides
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| Zale metatoides McDunnough, 1943
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Zale metatoides, the washed-out zale or jack pine false looper, 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 at least Wisconsin and probably Manitoba to Maine, south to the mountains of Georgia. The range in the Gulf States is not certain.
The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.
External links
[edit]- "931042.00 – 8707 – Zale metatoides – Washed-out Zale Moth – McDunnough, 1943". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- Roberts, Jason D.; et al. (June 21, 2018). "Species Zale metatoides - Washed-out Zale - Hodges#8707". BugGuide. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- Line, Larry. "Washed-Out Zale". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "Washed-out Zale (Zale metatoides)". Forest Pests. Archived October 31, 2007. With larval stage info.
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