Zale confusa explained

Zale confusa, the confused zale moth, is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1940.^{[1] [2]} It is found in North America.^[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Zale confusa is 8701.^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

• Crabo L, Davis M, Hammond P, Mustelin T, Shepard J (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". ZooKeys 264: 85–123.
• Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.
• Schmidt . B. Christian . 2010 . Taxonomic reassessment of Zale lunifera (Hübner) (Erebidae, Erebinae) . ZooKeys . 39 . 99–106 . 10.3897/zookeys.39.431. free .

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zale confusa Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-03.
2. Web site: Zale confusa Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-03.
3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
4. Web site: Zale confusa, Hodges 8701. North American Moth Photographers Group. 2018-02-03.
5. Homziak N, Hopkins H, Miller KB (2015). "Revision of the genus Heteranassa Smith, 1899 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Omopterini)". ZooKeys 527: 31-49.