Zale curema
| Zale curema | |
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 Apparently Secure | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Zale curema, the black-eyed zale or northeastern pine zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhard Smith in 1908. It is found in forests and woodlands in the eastern United States and Canada.[1] The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut,[2] but is classified as "apparently secure" globally.[3]
The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on pitch pine. They prefer young needles.[4]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "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 - New York Natural Heritage Program". guides.nynhp.org. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Black-eyed Zale Zale curema (Smith, 1908)". Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
External links
- "931044.00 – 8709 – Zale curema – Black-eyed Zale Moth – (Smith, 1908)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "Northeastern Pine Zale (Zale curema)". Forest Pests. Archived October 31, 2007. With larval stage info.