Marimatha piscimala
Marimatha piscimala is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Clifford D. Ferris and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2010. It is found from south-eastern Texas to Arizona southward to Panama.
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| Species: | M. piscimala |
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| Marimatha piscimala Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010 | |
Adults are on wing from mid-April to mid-October, probably in several generations.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin for fish (piscis) and jaw (mala) and refers to the fish-jaw like appearance of the male valva.
External links
- 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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