Lunate zale moth
Zale lunata
The lunate zale is a large night moth from North America. Its caterpillars live on many kinds of trees. In warm places it can fly at any time of year.
Lives in
North America, in the east and the west
Wingspan
4 to 5.5 cm (1.6 to 2.2 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of trees like maples, willows and cherries.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🧱wings as wide as 1.5 toy building bricks⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 24 seconds
How big is Lunate zale moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Lunate zale moth about 16 km/h (9.9 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.
2
Its wings are 4 to 5.5 centimetres wide.
3
Depending on where it lives, it can be seen flying all year round.
you asked
Most asked questions about Lunate zale moth
?What does the lunate zale eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of maples, willows and cherry trees.
?How big is the lunate zale moth?
Its wings are about 4 to 5.5 centimetres wide.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Zale lunata
- Named by
- Drury, 1773
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Erebidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Lunate zale
Where the facts come from
- Zale lunata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Eugene Zelenko. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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