Biology:Zale curema
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Short description: Species of moth
| Zale curema | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. curema
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| Binomial name | |
| Zale curema (J. B. Smith, 1908)
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| Synonyms | |
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Phaeocyma curema Smith, 1908 | |
Zale curema, the black-eyed zale moth, black-eyed zale or northeastern pine zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by John Bernhard Smith in 1908.[1][2][3][4] It is found in forests and woodlands in the eastern United States[1][3] and Canada.[3] The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut,[5] but is classified as "apparently secure" globally.[1][6]
The wingspan is up to about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.[7] The larvae feed on pitch pine. They prefer young needles.[4][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Zale curema Black-eyed Zale Moth". NatureServe. 8 January 2025. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.120947/Zale_curema.
- ↑ "Zale curema Smith, 1908". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.217. 5 August 2025. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/403733.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "931044.00 – 8709 Zale curema (Smith, 1908) Black-eyed Zale". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8709.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Black-eyed Zale Zale curema (Smith, 1908)". Conservation guide. New York Natural Heritage Program. http://www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id=7999.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015" . State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Black-eyed Zale". Status List. New York Natural Heritage Program. https://guides.nynhp.org/status/2.120947/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Northeastern Pine Zale (Zale curema)". Forest Pests. http://www.forestpests.org/caterpillars/northeasternpinezale.cfm.
Wikidata ☰ Q8065311 entry
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