- Marimatha nigrofimbria
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Marimatha nigrofimbria 
Marimatha nigrofimbria male (right) female (left) 
Living specimen Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Marimatha Species: M. nigrofimbria Binomial name Marimatha nigrofimbria
(Guenée, 1852)Synonyms - Xanthoptera nigrofimbria Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1852
- Thioptera nigrofimbria (Guenée, 1852)
The Black-bordered Lemon Moth (Marimatha nigrofimbria) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts westward through northern Ohio to Illinois and Oklahoma and southward to southern Florida and southernmost Texas.
The wingspan is 18-22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in the northern part of the range and from March to November in the South.
The larvae feed on Digitaria ischaemum and Ipomoea sagittata.
External links
- 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
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