Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Zale termina (Grote, 1883)
Phaeocyma termina Grote, 1883
Phaeocyma yavapai Smith, 1908
* phylogenetic sequence #931047
Size
forewing length 1.5-1.8cm
(1)Identification
Adults - dark gray with fine lines and strong ante- and postmedial dark bands
(1)Range
Pacific Coast east to southern Colorado, New Mexico and western Texas, and only during July and August in the Pacific Northwest
(1)
Type locality (termina): Arizona.
Type locality (yavapai): Yavapai Co., AZ.
Food
larvae feed on various oaks and chinquapin
(1)Print References
Barnes, W. & F.H. Benjamin, 1925. Change in the synonymy of Lepidoptera arising from examination of some types in the Brooklyn Museum (Lepid., Phalaenidae and Pyralidae). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 20(5):
197. (synonymy)
Grote, A.R., 1883. New species and notes on structure of moths and genera. The Canadian Entomologist, 15:
129.
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(1645):
267.
