Brown-spotted Zale

Zale helata

''Zale helata'', the brown-spotted zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943. It is found in barrens and pine woodlands from Manitoba to Maine, south to northern Alabama and Texas.
Brown-spotted Zale Moth - Zale helata Habitat: Resting under a pine tree in a meadow/forest edge Brown-spotted Zale Moth,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Zale,Zale helata,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is 35–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

Food

The larvae feed on hard and soft pines in the south) and rarely on larch. They feed on young needles that are not yet fully hardened.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusZale
SpeciesZ. helata
Photographed in
United States of America