Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Omopterini » Zale » Lunate Zale - Hodges#8689 (Zale lunata)
Photo#351836
Noctuoidea Moth? - Zale lunata
Copyright © 2009 Samuel I. Beard, Jr.

Noctuoidea Moth? - Zale lunata
Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA
December 31, 1969
Size: 2-1/2 to 3 inch wingspan
This guy was hanging on our screen. I think he's an Owlet moth, species Noctuoidea (sp?), but I'm not sure. Any help in ID'ing him would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Images of this individual: tag all
Noctuoidea Moth? - Zale lunata Noctuoidea Moth? - Zale lunata
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Samuel I. Beard, Jr. on 13 November, 2009 - 9:12pm
Last updated 12 June, 2015 - 12:36am

Moved
Moved from Zale.
… Paul Dennehy, 12 June, 2015 - 12:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 31 December, 2009 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 28 November, 2009 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

try Zale
Zale lunata is a likely suspect here..just put zale in the search..
… Edna Woodward, 13 November, 2009 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Zale Lunata
shotguneddie,

Thanks for the ID! Sorry for the late response, but I just now saw it. Sure does look like that!

Sam
… Samuel I. Beard, Jr., 16 November, 2009 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact