''Zale'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family Erebidae erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1818.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae of male with short fasciculate (bundled) cilia. Metathorax with a slight tuft. Abdomen with prominent dorsal tufts. Tibia of male heavily hairy. Mid tibia spined. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first two pairs aborted or rudimentary.

Species

* '' Zale aeruginosa'' Guenée, 1852 – green-dusted zale moth * ''

Zale bethunei ''Zale bethunei'', or Bethune's zale, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Smith in 1908. It is found in North America. The Moths of North America (MONA) (aka Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North Ame ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1908 – Bethune's zale moth * ''

Zale buchholzi ''Zale buchholzi'', or Buchholz's zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943. It is found in coastal pinelands of the Atlantic coastal plain from New Jersey to ...

'' McDunnough, 1943 – Buchholz's zale moth * ''

Zale calycantha ''Zale calycanthata'', the double-banded zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety ...

'' J. E. Smith, 1797 – double-banded zale moth * ''

Zale chisosensis ''Zale chisosensis'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system ...

'' Blanchard & Franclemont, 1982 * ''

Zale colorado ''Zale colorado'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system fo ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * ''

Zale confusa ''Zale confusa'', the confused zale moth, is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1940. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Zale confusa'' is 8701 '' ...

'' McDunnough, 1940 * ''

Zale curema ''Zale curema'', the black-eyed zale or northeastern pine zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhard Smith in 1908. It is found from New York to Maine, south to western North Carolina, west to the Gu ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1908 – black-eyed zale moth or northeastern pine zale moth * ''

Zale declarans ''Zale declarans'', the Dixie zale, is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), ...

'' Walker, 1858 * ''

Zale duplicata ''Zale duplicata'', the pine false looper zale, pine false looper, banded similar-wing or grey similar-wing, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was Species description, first described by Charles J. S. Bethune in 1865. It is found in w ...

'' Bethune, 1865 – pine false looper moth, banded similar-wing moth, or grey similar-wing moth * '' Zale edusina'' Harvey, 1875 * '' Zale exhausta'' Guenée, 1852 * ''

Zale fictilis ''Zale fictilis'', the fictilis zale moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Zale galbanata'' Morrison, 1876 – maple zale moth * '' Zale helata'' J. B. Smith, 1908 – brown-spotted zale moth * '' Zale horrida'' Hübner, 1818 – horrid zale moth * ''

Zale insuda ''Zale insuda'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system for ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * ''

Zale intenta ''Zale intenta'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia westward to Wisconsin and Missouri and southward to Georgia. It probably also occurs in northern Florida ...

'' (Walker, 858 * ''

Zale lunata ''Zale lunata'', the lunate zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found throughout the east and west of North America. The wingspan is 40–55 mm. The moth flies from year round d ...

'' Drury, 1773 – lunate zale moth * '' Zale lunifera'' Hübner, 1818 – bold-based zale moth * ''

Zale meriata The Zale Corporation is an American jewelry retailer, incorporated in Delaware in 1993. The principal executive offices are located in Coppell, Texas. History The company began in 1924 in Wichita Falls, Texas, when the two Russian-Jewish immig ...

'' (Martyn, 1797)"''Zale meriata'' (Martyn, 1797)"
''Discover Life''. Retrieved January 23, 2019. * ''

Zale metata The Zale Corporation is an American jewelry retailer, incorporated in Delaware in 1993. The principal executive offices are located in Coppell, Texas. History The company began in 1924 in Wichita Falls, Texas, when the two Russian-Jewish immig ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * '' Zale metatoides'' McDunnough, 1943 – washed-out zale moth or jack pine false looper * ''

Zale minerea ''Zale minerea'', the colorful zale, large false looper or mahogany similar-wing, is an owlet moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A ...

'' Guenée, 1852 – colorful zale moth * ''

Zale obliqua ''Zale obliqua'', the oblique zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands of the United States from Ohio to southern Maine, south to northern Flori ...

'' Guenée, 1952 – oblique zale moth * ''

Zale obsita ''Zale obsita'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée wa ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) * ''

Zale perculta ''Zale perculta'', the Okefenokee zale moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is par ...

'' Franclemont, 1964 – Okefenokee zale moth * '' Zale peruncta'' (Guenée, 1852) * ''

Zale phaeocapna ''Zale phaeocapna'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system ...

'' Franclemont, 1950 * '' Zale rubi'' H. Edwards, 1881 * '' Zale rubiata'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * ''

Zale rufosa ''Zale rufosa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found on Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (aft ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * '' Zale sabena'' Schaus, 1901 * ''

Zale smithi The Zale Corporation is an American jewelry retailer, incorporated in Delaware in 1993. The principal executive offices are located in Coppell, Texas. History The company began in 1924 in Wichita Falls, Texas, when the two Russian-Jewish immig ...

'' Haimbach, 1928 * ''

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

'' Drury, 1773 – gray-banded zale moth * '' Zale strigimacula'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Zale submediana'' Strand, 1917– gray spring zale moth * ''

Zale termina ''Zale termina'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macro ...

'' Grote, 1883 * ''

Zale undularis ''Zale undularis'', the black zale moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae (or in some classifications, Erebidae). The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario. Description ...

'' Drury, 1773 – black zale moth * ''

Zale unilineata ''Zale unilineata'', the one-lined zale, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Zale unilineata'' is List of moths of North America (MONA 8322–11233), 8716. References Furt ...

'' Grote, 1876 – one-lined zale moth * '' Zale viridans'' Guenée, 1852

References

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