Lunate Zale Moth - Hodges #8689 - Zale lunata

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Copyright © 2011 Robert Lord Zimlich

Lunate Zale Moth - Hodges #8689 - Zale lunata

Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
September 10, 2011

Of the many lunates I've photographed in the past 3 years, this is only the second Lunate Zale variant I've seen. Does anyone know if this a recessive gene trait?

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 11 September, 2011 - 1:50pm
Last updated 29 April, 2013 - 1:06am

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