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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Omopterini » Zale » Zale phaeocapna - Hodges#8698 (Zale phaeocapna)

Species Zale phaeocapna - Hodges#8698

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Erebinae
Tribe Omopterini
Genus Zale
Species phaeocapna (Zale phaeocapna - Hodges#8698)
Hodges Number
8698
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Zale phaeocapna Franclemont, 1950
* phylogenetic sequence #931033
Season
This is an early-season moth. If it is seen after the end of April, it is highly unlikely to be Zale phaeocapna and is probably Z. galbanata.
Food
Corylus cornuta, Corylus americana, Hamamelis virginiana, Ostrya virginiana
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Moths of Maryland
GA Lepidoptera
PDF - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society by Tim L. McCabe - including hosts, biology and distribution
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 7 June, 2007 - 12:15pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin, Steve Morris
Last updated 9 January, 2023 - 9:18am

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