Zale obliqua
| Zale obliqua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. obliqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Zale obliqua (Guenée, 1952) | |
The Oblique Zale (Zale obliqua) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands from Ohio to southern Maine, south to northern Florida, Mississippi and Texas.
The wingspan is 36-40 mm. Adults are on wing in late March in south-eastern North Carolina and in early summer from New Jersey northward. There is one generation from New Jersey north. From eastern Maryland to north-eastern North Carolina southward there are two generations.
The larvae mainly feed on Pitch pine in the north. Southern hosts probably include loblolly, Pond pine and long leaf pines. They feed on fully hardened, mature needles.
External links
- Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Image
- Bug Guide
- Larval Stage info
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