Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies of Dayton, Ohio

False Pine Looper Zale. Attracted with UV lights and photographed April 23, 2016. I have found a couple of individuals in April and May. 

Another variation of the Lunate Zale moth. This species is quite variable. Not all of these moths have the white patches on their wings.

Lunate Zale - our most common zale moth. The individual at left is the form edusa, which has large white patches on its wings. 

Maple Zale moth, another common species. I find them frequently at my lights from March through September.  

Another Maple Zale moth. This species is somewhat variable (although not as variable as the Lunate Zale). 

Intent Zale. Found in the Hocking Hills area (eastern Ohio) on April 17, 2016.

Yet another Lunate Zale moth. I have found this species every month from March through October.

Horrid Zale moth, photographed May 7, 2017 at Hocking Hills (eastern Ohio). This gorgeous moth deserves a better name. (The name "horrid" comes from the Latin word for rough or bristly.) I love the red neck muffler around this moth's head. 

One-lined Zale. Photographed in the Hocking Hills area on May 13, 2018. 

I have found Horrid Zales in the months of May, July, and August, at both Hocking Hills and my home moth lights. 

Colorful Zale, photographed August 21, 2019. This species is similar to the Lunate Zale, but usually more colorful. The best way to tell the two species apart is that Colorful Zales have a single lobe in the PM line, but Lunate Zales have a double lobe. 

Another Colorful Zale, photographed at my UV lights on April 8, 2020. 

Another Maple Zale moth. This individual has no white shading on the lower wings.

Another Intent Zale from Hocking Hills. Photographed on May 14, 2023.