Biology:Zale squamularis
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Short description: Species of moth
Zale squamularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Zale |
Species: | Z. squamularis
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Binomial name | |
Zale squamularis (Drury, 1773)
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Zale squamularis, the gray-banded zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in the US from Ohio to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas .[1]
The wingspan is about 38 mm. There are two to three generations in New Jersey.
The larvae feed on pitch pine, pond pine and probably other hard pines. It prefers mature needles.
References
External links
- "Gray-banded Zale (Zale squamularis)". Forest Pests. Archived October 31, 2007. With larval stage info.
Wikidata ☰ Q13517545 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zale squamularis.
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