Zale buchholzi

Description

Buchholz's Zale (Zale buchholzi) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in coastal pinelands of the Atlantic Coastal Plain from New Jersey to Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to Texas. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Pitch pine and Pond pine in New Jersey. Larvae have also been recorded on loblolly and Longleaf pine in the south.