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Zale curema

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Zale curema
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Z. curema
Binomial name
Zale curema
(J. B. Smith, 1908)

Zale curema, the black-eyed zale or northeastern pine zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhard Smith in 1908. It is found from New York to Maine, south to western North Carolina, west to the Gulf States and Texas. The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[1]

The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on pitch pine. They prefer young needles.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015" Archived June 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Black-eyed Zale Zale curema (Smith, 1908)". Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2017.