Zale submediana, the gray spring zale, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Embrik Strand in 1917. It is found in the US from Wisconsin to Maine, south to New Jersey and in mountains to North Carolina.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Zale |
| Species: | Z. submediana
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| Zale submediana Strand, 1917
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The wingspan is about 39 mm. There is one generation over much of range. The species is listed as being of special concern and is believed to be extirpated from Connecticut.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links
edit- "931037.00 – 8702 – Zale submediana – Strand, 1917". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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