Species Marimatha squala - Hodges#9044.1

9044.1

Marimatha squala Ferris & LaFontaine, 2010 (1)

Phylogenetic sequence # 931285

Ferris & LaFontaine (2010) stated "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." (1)

Ferris & LaFontaine (2010) and Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) included 5 species of the genus Marimatha in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)

The description of the adults including genitalia is available in the PDF. (1)

The legs are yellow and flecked with brown scaling, more heavily on the middle legs, forelegs, and in females. (1)

Ferris & LaFontaine (2010) reported the range to include Arizona and southward to Costa Rica. (1)

Ferris & LaFontaine (2010) reported the flight period as mid-July to mid-August. (1)

Marimatha quadrata which has brown forelegs and middle legs flecked with a few paler scales. (1)

Ferris, C.D. & J.D. LaFontaine, 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: 124; figs. 3, 4, 12, 19. (1)

Moth Photographers Group (3)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)