Kebnat
INSECTS

Maple Zale Moth

Zale galbanata

Insects
Native
Maple Zale Moth, photo 1 of 5
Maple Zale Moth, Caterpillar
Maple Zale Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 51 observations of Maple Zale Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Montréal, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak from May to July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie28
  2. Outaouais6
  3. Montréal4
  4. Capitale-Nationale3
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  7. Estrie2
  8. Lanaudière1
  9. Laurentides1
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

What the caterpillar eats

Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Moose mapleAcer spicatum
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum

Similar species

Lunate Zale MothZale lunata
Colorful Zale MothZale minerea
Hazel Zale MothZale phaeocapna
Somber Carpet MothDisclisioprocta stellata
One-lined Zale MothZale unilineata
Washed-out Zale MothZale metatoides
Green-dusted Zale MothZale aeruginosa
Pine False Looper MothZale duplicata
Common PinkbandOgdoconta cinereola
Black Zale MothZale undularis
Brown-spotted Zale MothZale helata
Gem MothOrthonama obstipata