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Horrid Zale Moth

Zale horrida

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Description:

Range in Canada, Florida and Texas. They are seen from May to June.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest

Notes:

Their larvae feed on Nannyberry.

1 Species ID Suggestions

dhobern 11 years ago

Horrid Zale Moth

Zale horrida Horrid Zale Moth

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10 Comments

al_ee_oop 11 years ago

I think It looks royal :P thanks everyone, it was a pretty awesome moment when I came by this fellow :)

MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful!

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Spectacular! I had no idea such a beautiful moth lived in Ontario.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 11 years ago

Beautiful, it is wearing a "royal" gown.

rutasandinas 11 years ago

Wow :: muy bella polilla variedad de colores

KarenL 11 years ago

Nice spot! What an unfortunate name tough!

al_ee_oop 11 years ago

Cool, Thanks for the ID!
It is such a neat species. :)

alicelongmartin 11 years ago

I agree with Bird Lady -looks like fabric, so unusual!

al_ee_oop 11 years ago

haha yah! :P and In Belleville Ontario

birdlady6000 11 years ago

This looks like it is sewn out of fabric! Where was this?

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Spotted by
al_ee_oop

Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on May 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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