About Zale metatoides McDunnough, 1943
Zale metatoides, commonly known as the washed-out zale or jack pine false looper, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943. It inhabits barrens and pine woodlands. Its confirmed range extends from at least Wisconsin, and likely Manitoba, east to Maine, and stretches south to the mountainous regions of Georgia. The extent of its range in the Gulf States remains unclear. The wingspan of this moth measures approximately 35 mm, and it produces one generation per year.
