Pseudomarimatha flava

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

Pseudomarimatha flava is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known only from south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico.

Adults are on wing from late June to mid-August.

Etymology

The species name refers to the yellow color of the forewings and body.

  • Ferris, C.; Lafontaine, J. (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 (Noctuinae, Elaphriini), a new genus and species confused with Marimatha". ZooKeys. 39. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.424.


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