Bug FAQBuchholz' Zale Moth
Zale buchholzi · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
The Zale buchholzi moth lives in pine-dominated coastal wetlands from New Jersey down the Atlantic coast to Florida and west along the Gulf to Texas. The species produces one generation each year.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in coastal pine-forests of the Atlantic plain and Gulf Coast, from New Jersey to Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae feed on pitch pine, pond pine, loblolly pine and longleaf pine.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
There is a single generation each year.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Erebidae)
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Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skin
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zale_buchholzi
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