Pitch-pine

Guides

• Zale curema

  Black-eyed Zale Moth, Northeastern Pine Zale, Black-eyed Zale

  Zale curema is a moth in the family Erebidae, first described by John Bernhard Smith in 1908. The species is strongly associated with pitch pine forests in eastern North America. It has one generation per year, with larvae feeding preferentially on young needles of pitch pine. The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut but considered globally secure.

  mothErebidaepitch-pineunivoltineendangeredConnecticutforest-specialistNorth-Americaherbivoreconifer-feeder