Bug FAQPine False Looper Moth
Zale duplicata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Also called: Banded Zale Moth, False Pine Looper Moth
How to recognize it
Zale duplicata is a moth in the Noctuidae family, commonly called the pine false looper.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Its wingspan measures about 34 to 36 millimeters.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in woodlands and forests across Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
The species produces one generation each year.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults fly in late May through June in places like Alberta.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Montana, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Erebidae)
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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_duplicata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.