Zale submediana

Zale submediana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zale
Species: Z. submediana
Binomial name
Zale submediana
Strand, 1917
Synonyms
  • Zale lemmeri McDunnough, 1943 (form)

The Gray Spring Zale (Zale submediana) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Maine, south to New Jersey and in mountains to North Carolina.

The wingspan is about 39 mm. There is one generation over much of range.

The larvae feed on Jack pine, Pitch pine, Red pine and probably other hard pines.


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