Biology:Zale confusa

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Short description: Species of moth

Zale confusa
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zale
Species:
Z. confusa
Binomial name
Zale confusa
McDunnough, 1940

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.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Zale confusa is 8701.[3][4][5]

References

  • Crabo L, Davis M, Hammond P, Mustelin T, Shepard J (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". ZooKeys 264: 85–123.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.
  • Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Taxonomic reassessment of Zale lunifera (Hübner) (Erebidae, Erebinae)". ZooKeys (39): 99–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.431. 

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Wikidata ☰ Q13517581 entry