Bug FAQZale colorado
Zale colorado · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
The species Zale colorado is listed as number 8715 in the MONA or Hodges system. It occurs in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Its MONA or Hodges number is 8715.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Zale colorado is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
The moth’s native range includes North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Minnesota.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; 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_colorado
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