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title: "Lunate Zale Moth"
description: "Zale lunata — Insekten & Spinnen. Zale lunata, the lunate zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/lunate-zale-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lunate Zale Moth

> Zale lunata — Insekten & Spinnen. Zale lunata, the lunate zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Zale lunata*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 18287
- Wikidata: [Q645410](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645410)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84602](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84602)

## Names

- en: Lunate Zale Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (10229), CA (908), MX (17), BR (4)

## Summary

Zale lunata, the lunate zale, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found throughout the east and west of North America. The wingspan is 40–55 mm. The moth flies from year round depending on the location. The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, such as maple, willow and Prunus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zale_lunata

## Photo

![Lunate Zale Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lunate-zale-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295590564

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lunate-zale-moth?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).