Ammophila-nigricans
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Zale declarans
Dixie Zale Moth
Zale declarans, commonly known as the Dixie Zale Moth, is a species of owlet moth in the family Erebidae. It occurs in North America and is one of numerous Zale species that serve as host caterpillars for parasitoid wasps, particularly the sphecid wasp Ammophila nigricans. The species was originally described by Francis Walker in 1858 under the name Homoptera declarans.
Zale metata
Washed-out and Black-eyed Zale Moths and Allies
Zale metata is a nocturnal moth in the family Erebidae, part of the diverse owlet moth group. The species belongs to a genus commonly known as the "Washed-out and Black-eyed Zale Moths and Allies." Larvae of Zale moths have been documented as hosts for the parasitoid wasp Ammophila nigricans, a large sphecid wasp that provisions its nests with caterpillars. The specific epithet "metata" was established by Smith in 1908, with the species originally described under the basionym Phaeocyma metata.