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 family Noctuidae. 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.


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