Zale Squamularis
''Zale squamularis'', the gray-banded zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was Species description, first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in the US from Ohio to Long Island, south to Florida and Texas. 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. Catocalinae Moths described in 1773 {{Catocalinae-stub ...
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Dru Drury
Dru Drury (4 February 1724 – 15 December 1803) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He had specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry Smeathman. His collections were utilized by many entomologists of his time to describe and name new species and is best known for his book ''Illustrations of natural history'' which includes the names and descriptions of many insects, published in parts from 1770 to 1782 with copperplate engravings by Moses Harris. Life Dru Drury was born in Lad Lane, Wood Street, London where his father, also Dru [also given as "Drew"] Drury (1688–1763), was a Freedom of the City of London, citizen, goldsmith and silversmith of the City of London, and his second wife Mary, daughter of Dr Hesketh, chaplain to Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne. The elder Dru Drury's grandfather, William, Lord of the Manor of Colne, Cambridgeshire, Colne (Drurys mano ...
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