Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest
Forests and Woodlands

Zale lunata [Noctuidae]


Grey with shades of brown; A1 and A8 swollen dorsally with two minutely pointed tips; middorsally a light longitudinal band bordered by a darker band. This species is common on willows during June and July.


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