The Mulberry Wing
Those of you who get into moth taxonomy may have noticed that major revisions have been proposed (accepted?) regarding the group that we've long known as Noctuids. The largest offshoot is the Erebidae, largely comprised of the deltoid subfamilies and the Catocalinae. The latter contains revisions within the group and groups that have been moved into other subfamilies. But still there is the large genus Zale. This one is a One-lined Zale (Zale unilineata). It was photgraphed at Muttontown Preserve May 10.

Moth of the Week © 2007 Steve Walter