scientific name : Zale lunata
common name : Lunate zale
information : All zale caterpillars have elongate bodies, reduced anterior prolegs
and darkened ventral spots; they lack subventral fringe present on most underwings.
Lunate zale gray or brown heavily marked with black. Head mottled, often black
above, and commonly with inverted white V to either side of midline. Dorsal
area between first and second abdominal segments commonly yellowed. Spiracular
stripe black, undulating, pronounced on abdominal seventh through ninth segments.
Food: cherries, maples, oaks, willows, and many other forest trees. Caterpillar:
May to November; 1 generation with partial second.
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