Dun Zale
Zale phaenocapna
May 1, 2006
"Phaeno" means gray, dusky or dun. It's
easy to see how this moth earned that name.
In researching this insect, I discovered that in his book Papillons du Quebec, Louis Handfield lists Corylus cornuta (Beaked Hazelnut) as the larval host. This is a plant I am fortunate to have in my yard. I always liked it. Now I like it more knowing it hosts a species in one of my favorite moth families - the Zales.
