Zale minerea, the colorful zale, large false looper or mahogany similar-wing, is an owlet moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Zale minerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Zale
Species:
Z. minerea
Binomial name
Zale minerea
(Guenee, 1852)

The MONA or Hodges number for Zale minerea is 8697.[4]

Subspecies

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There are two subspecies:

  • Zale minerea minerea
  • Zale minerea norda Smith, 1909

References

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  1. ^ "Zale minerea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Zale minerea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Zale minerea". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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