Marimatha aurifera

Marimatha aurifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Brazil, and other countries in South America. The species has been listed erroneously as occurring in the Caribbean and in North America (Florida and Texas).[1]

Marimatha aurifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Marimatha
Species:
M. aurifera
Binomial name
Marimatha aurifera
(Walker, [1858])
Synonyms
  • Xanthoptera aurifera Walker, [1858]
  • Thioptera aurifera

References
  1. Ferris, Clifford & Lafontaine, Donald (March 18, 2010). "Review of the North American species of Marimatha Walker with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae) and the description of Pseudomarimatha flava (Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Elaphriini), a new genus and species confused with Marimatha". ZooKeys. 39: 117–135. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.424.


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