Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Marimatha piscimala | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Marimatha Rank Species | |
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Marimatha piscimala is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-eastern Texas to Arizona southward to Panama.
Adults are on wing from mid-April to mid-October, probably in several generations.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin for fish (Piscis) and jaw (mala) and refers to the fish-jaw like appearance of the male valva.
References
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