Marimatha squala

Marimatha squala
Marimatha squala male (right) female (left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Marimatha
Species:	M. squala
Binomial name
Marimatha squala Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010

Marimatha squala is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Arizona, southward to Costa Rica. Flight season is

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 sharkfin-like process on the dorsal margin of the male valva.

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
• mothphotographersgroup

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