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INSECTS

Colorful Zale Moth

Zale minerea

Insects
Native
Colorful Zale Moth, Adult
Colorful Zale Moth, Adult
Colorful Zale Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 224 observations of Colorful Zale Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue85
  2. Capitale-Nationale48
  3. Estrie24
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  5. Montérégie18
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  9. Montréal4
  10. Outaouais4
  11. Laurentides3
  12. Mauricie3
  13. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
White oakQuercus alba
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
American basswoodTilia americana
American elmUlmus americana
Gray alderAlnus incana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Slender willowSalix petiolaris

Similar species

Lunate Zale MothZale lunata
Maple Zale MothZale galbanata
Hazel Zale MothZale phaeocapna
One-lined Zale MothZale unilineata
Brown-spotted Zale MothZale helata
Washed-out Zale MothZale metatoides
Green-dusted Zale MothZale aeruginosa