Marimatha squala
Marimatha squala | |
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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.