Zale duplicata Bethune, 1865 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Zale duplicata Bethune, 1865

Zale duplicata Bethune, 1865

Zale duplicata is a North American Noctuidae moth first described by Bethune in 1865, with one generation per year.

Family
Genus
Zale
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Zale duplicata Bethune, 1865

Zale duplicata, commonly known as the pine false looper zale, pine false looper, banded similar-wing, or grey similar-wing, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Charles J. S. Bethune in 1865. This moth is found in woodlands and forests, ranging from British Columbia to Nova Scotia in the north, and extending south to the mountain regions of Georgia and Texas. Its wingspan measures 34–36 mm. In Alberta, adult moths are active from late May to June, and there is one generation of this species each year.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Zale

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