Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Colorful Zale
Zale minerea (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
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Pollinator Week was June 20-26, 2022!

Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.

Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.

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Observation date: May 21, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 26, 2021
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Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 21, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 28, 2021
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: May 10, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 28, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 29, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 28, 2021
Submitted by: Vickie J Anderson
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 29, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 07, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 08, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 06, 2021
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 07, 2021
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Observation date: Mar 25, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 01, 2021
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Observation date: May 23, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 14, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2016
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Washington County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 09, 2021
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Observation date: May 03, 2020
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 23, 2020
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Observation date: May 02, 2018
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 26, 2020
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Observation date: Apr 27, 2017
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 26, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 20, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
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Observation date: May 20, 2018
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 30, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Nancyk
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2020
Submitted by: rndonley
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2020
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Observation date: May 14, 2020
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 16, 2020
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Observation date: May 13, 2020
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 14, 2020
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