Zale (moth)

Zale is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

Zale
Bold-based zale (Zale lunifera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Omopterini
Genus: Zale
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Omoptera Guérin-Méneville, 1832
  • Homoptera Guenée, 1852
  • Nephelina Kirby, 1897
  • Phaeocyma Hubner, 1818
  • Xylis Guenée, 1852
  • Ypsia Guenée, 1852

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae of male with short fasciculate (bundled) cilia. Metathorax with a slight tuft. Abdomen with prominent dorsal tufts. Tibia of male heavily hairy. Mid tibia spined. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first two pairs aborted or rudimentary.[1]

Species

References

  1. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Zale meriata (Martyn, 1797)". Discover Life. Retrieved January 23, 2019.


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