Species Zale insuda - Hodges#8696

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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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 insuda (Zale insuda - Hodges#8696)

Hodges Number

8696

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Zale insuda (Smith, 1908)

Phaeocyma insuda Smith, 1908 (1)

* phylogenetic sequence #931031

Size

Wingspan 31-48 mm. (1)

Identification

See original description linked under print references below. Key characteristics: females are much darker than males; substantial blue bands of shading along outside of AM and ST lines (can be more difficult to see on the darker females); AM line noticeably irregular on the cell; orbicular dot may or may not be present. (1)

Range

Arizona to extreme SW Texas according to BOLD (2)

See Also

Zale edusina has a more acute outward angle to the forewing ST line. The pale shading when present in the AM and ST areas is described as powdered gray by Smith (1908), however it often appears bluish. Z. edusina appears to be limited to Texas.

Print References

Smith, J.B. 1908. A Revision of some species of Noctuidae heretofore referred to the genus Homoptera Boisduval. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35: 234-236 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	A revision of some species of Noctuidae heretofore referred to the genus Homoptera (Boisduval) John B. Smith. 1908. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35: 209-275.

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 11 February, 2008 - 11:30pm
Additional contributions by Ron M., Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 7 January, 2023 - 10:02pm

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