Zale undularis
| Black Zale Moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. undularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zale undularis (Drury, 1773) | |
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The Black Zale Moth (Zale undularis) is a moth of the Noctuidae (or in some classifications Erebidae) family. It is found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario.[1]
Description
Upper side: the antennae are brown and thread-like. The head, body, abdomen, and wings are of a very dark brown, bordering on black, and appear somewhat glossy. All the wings are a little dentated, and on the anterior ones, from the base to the extremity, is a series of black indented lines or bars, whereof the last or outer one is strong and conspicuous, crossing the wing from the anterior to the posterior edges, about a quarter of an inch from the external margin. The posterior wings are marked exactly like the superior.
The under side is of a lighter colour, with the same kind of markings, but fainter. The wingspan is about 2 inches.[2]
References
- ↑ "Zale undularis". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John, ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 1. p. 19.