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Colorful Zale

Zale sp.

Description:

Brown, gray and green sheen moth with patterned wings. There are bumps down the abdomen that look like buttons.

Habitat:

Under porch light at night in backyard.

Notes:

Someone on BugGuide suggested the Zale genus. I'm waiting for confirmation.

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3 Comments

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

Very cool! I love moths.

Thank you for the genus confirmation, J. I'll update this to Zale sp. until I hear back from BugGuide :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Zale would be the correct genus. I am thinking the Colorful Zale...

California, USA

Spotted on Aug 29, 2012
Submitted on Aug 30, 2012

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