A Horrid Zale Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/9/2014).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2016).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/3/2014).

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Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 201976 - Psn: 45)

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2013).

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A male Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).

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A male Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2003).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (5/30/2022).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2000).

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Horrid Zale Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/23/2006).

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Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 229264 - Psn: 66)

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013).

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Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/1/2013). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 205065 - Psn: 75)

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A Horrid Zale Moth at sugar bait in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2008).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/22/2016).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2016).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/5/2001).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/12/2017).

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2017).

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Horrid Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/18/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1306839 - Psn: 200)

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A Horrid Zale Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/9/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/9/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2021). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/3/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2013). View Record Details Media by Benjamin DeHaven.

A male Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A male Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2000). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Horrid Zale Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/23/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

Horrid Zale Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/1/2013). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by botanygirl via iNaturalist.

A Horrid Zale Moth at sugar bait in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2008). View Record Details Media by Lance Biechele.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/22/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2016). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/5/2001). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A Horrid Zale Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2017). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Horrid Zale Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/18/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Zale horrida

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Zale
Species:	Z. horrida
Binomial name
*Zale horrida* Hübner, 1819

Zale horrida, the horrid zale, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It is found in North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Zale horrida is 8717.^[4]

References

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^ "Zale horrida report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Zale horrida". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Zale horrida species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Zale horrida". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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Taxon identifiers
Zale horrida	Wikidata: Q13517562 Wikispecies: Zale horrida BAMONA: Zale-horrida BOLD: 11834 BugGuide: 4239 CoL: 93S5N EoL: 551797 GBIF: 5112923 iNaturalist: 233933 Insecta.pro: 72075 IRMNG: 11421605 ITIS: 940712 LepIndex: 280048 MONA: 8717 NatureServe: 2.742958 NCBI: 689112 Open Tree of Life: 718161

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Horrid Zale Moth

Zale horrida Hübner, 1819

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