''Zale'' is a

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1818.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae of male with short fasciculate (bundled) cilia. Metathorax with a slight tuft. Abdomen with prominent dorsal tufts. Tibia of male heavily hairy. Mid tibia spined. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first two pairs aborted or rudimentary.

Species

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Zale aeruginosa ''Zale aeruginosa'', the green-dusted zale, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Zale aeruginosa'' is List of moths of North America (MONA 8322–11233), 8694. References F ...

'' Guenée, 1852 – green-dusted zale moth * '' Zale bethunei'' J. B. Smith, 1908 – Bethune's zale moth * '' Zale buchholzi'' McDunnough, 1943 – Buchholz's zale moth * '' Zale calycantha'' J. E. Smith, 1797 – double-banded zale moth * '' Zale chisosensis'' Blanchard & Franclemont, 1982 * '' Zale colorado'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * '' Zale confusa'' McDunnough, 1940 * '' Zale curema'' J. B. Smith, 1908 – black-eyed zale moth or northeastern pine zale moth * '' Zale declarans'' Walker, 1858 * '' Zale duplicata'' Bethune, 1865 – pine false looper moth, banded similar-wing moth, or grey similar-wing moth * ''

Zale edusina ''Zale edusina'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system f ...

'' Harvey, 1875 * '' Zale exhausta'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Zale fictilis'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Zale galbanata'' Morrison, 1876 – maple zale moth * ''

Zale helata ''Zale helata'', the brown-spotted zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was Species description, first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands from Manitoba to Maine, south to north ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1908 – brown-spotted zale moth * ''

Zale horrida ''Zale horrida'', the horrid zale, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Zale horrida'' is List o ...

'' Hübner, 1818 – horrid zale moth * '' Zale insuda'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * '' Zale intenta'' (Walker,

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* '' Zale lunata'' Drury, 1773 – lunate zale moth * ''

Zale lunifera ''Zale lunifera'', the bold-based zale or pine barrens zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It occurs primarily east and south of the Appalachian Mountains, from southern Maine south ...

'' Hübner, 1818 – bold-based zale moth * '' Zale meriata'' (Martyn, 1797)"''Zale meriata'' (Martyn, 1797)"
''Discover Life''. Retrieved January 23, 2019. * '' Zale metata'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * '' Zale metatoides'' McDunnough, 1943 – washed-out zale moth or jack pine false looper * '' Zale minerea'' Guenée, 1852 – colorful zale moth * '' Zale obliqua'' Guenée, 1952 – oblique zale moth * ''

Zale obsita ''Zale obsita'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) * '' Zale perculta'' Franclemont, 1964 – Okefenokee zale moth * '' Zale peruncta'' (Guenée, 1852) * '' Zale phaeocapna'' Franclemont, 1950 * ''

Zale rubi ''Zale rubi'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macrom ...

'' H. Edwards, 1881 * ''

Zale rubiata ''Zale rubiata'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system fo ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1908 * '' Zale rufosa'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Zale sabena ''Zale sabena'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system for ...

'' Schaus, 1901 * '' Zale smithi'' Haimbach, 1928 * '' Zale squamularis'' Drury, 1773 – gray-banded zale moth * ''

Zale strigimacula ''Zale strigimacula'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering syst ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Zale submediana'' Strand, 1917– gray spring zale moth * '' Zale termina'' Grote, 1883 * '' Zale undularis'' Drury, 1773 – black zale moth * '' Zale unilineata'' Grote, 1876 – one-lined zale moth * ''

Zale viridans The Zale Corporation is an American jewelry retailer, Delaware corporation, incorporated in Delaware in 1993. The principal executive offices are located in Coppell, Texas. History The company began in 1924 in Wichita Falls, Texas, when the two ...

'' Guenée, 1852

References

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