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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
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Zale, perhaps obliqua - Zale
Copyright © 2013 stan gilliam

Zale, perhaps obliqua - Zale
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
March 14, 2012
Seems smaller than some Zales.
Found close match on BG with obliqua.
Porch light visitor.
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Contributed by stan gilliam on 11 October, 2013 - 5:06pm
Last updated 2 November, 2013 - 4:42pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… stan gilliam, 2 November, 2013 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

Zale metatoides - Washed-out Zale
Also look at Zale metatoides - Washed-out Zale



Nancy (not an expert)
… nancy dowd, 11 October, 2013 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your comment, Nancy.
Two reasons:

I still think it's more like Z. obliqua than Z. metatoides for two reasons:

1. On the "washed out" Zale, it seems that the clear black or dark brown lines are exactly what is washed out.

2. On the image you posted above, the dark shapes closest to the head have lower edges composed of simple arcs, not the jagged lines as on my example and many of the obliqua images.

I'm no expert either, but my limited experience with moths tells me that its the lines or shapes that distinguish the species, not the colors and shades. Maybe we'll get lucky and have an expert weigh in.
… stan gilliam, 13 October, 2013 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

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