Zaleops Explained

Zaleops is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Zaleops umbrina, was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is found in the US state of Arizona.^[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Zaleops umbrina is 8677.

Further reading

• Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. 2010. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 40. 127–47. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. 2010ZooK...40....1L. free.
• Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III. 2015. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 527. 227–236. 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. 4668890. 26692790. 2015ZooK..527..127L. free.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 25, 2019 . Zaleops Hampson, 1926 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 14, 2019.