Zale curema
| Zale curema | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. curema
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| Binomial name | |
| Zale curema (J. B. Smith, 1908)
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| Synonyms | |
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Phaeocyma curema Smith, 1908 | |
Zale curema, the black-eyed zale moth, black-eyed zale or northeastern pine zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by John Bernhard Smith in 1908.[1][2][3][4] It is found in forests and woodlands in the eastern United States[1][3] and Canada.[3] The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut,[5] but is classified as "apparently secure" globally.[1][6]
The wingspan is up to about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.[7] The larvae feed on pitch pine. They prefer young needles.[4][7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Zale curema Black-eyed Zale Moth". NatureServe. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Zale curema Smith, 1908". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.217. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "931044.00 – 8709 Zale curema (Smith, 1908) Black-eyed Zale". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Black-eyed Zale Zale curema (Smith, 1908)". Conservation guide. New York Natural Heritage Program. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Black-eyed Zale". Status List. New York Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Northeastern Pine Zale (Zale curema)". Forest Pests. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007.