| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Noctuoidea |
| Family: Erebidae |
| Subfamily: Erebinae |
| Tribe: Catocalini |
| Genus: Zale |
| Subject: Zale buchholzi McDunnough |