Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Marimatha quadrata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Marimatha Rank Species | |
Marimatha quadrata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from western Texas and Arizona and southward to southern Mexico (Sinaloa).
Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-September.
Etymology
The species name is derived from quadratus (four-cornered) in reference to the quadrangular process on the dorsal margin of the male valva.
References
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