Marimatha squala

Marimatha squala is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Clifford D. Ferris and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2010. It is found from Arizona, southward to Costa Rica.

Marimatha squala
Female (left) and male
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M. squala
Binomial name
Marimatha squala
Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010

Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August in Arizona and from late May in Costa Rica.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the shark genus Squalus in reference to the shark fin-like process on the dorsal margin of the male valva.

  • 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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