Zale minerea
Species of moth
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Zale minerea, the colorful zale, large false looper or mahogany similar-wing, is an owlet moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Zale minerea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. minerea |
| Binomial name | |
| Zale minerea (Guenee, 1852) | |
The MONA or Hodges number for Zale minerea is 8697.[4]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:
- Zale minerea minerea
- Zale minerea norda Smith, 1909
