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Species Marimatha quadrata - Hodges#9044.2

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Eustrotiinae
Genus Marimatha
Species quadrata (Marimatha quadrata - Hodges#9044.2)
Hodges Number
9044.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Marimatha quadrata Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 931286
Numbers
Marimatha has 5 species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Forewing length 8.5-11 mm. (1)
Identification
Forelegs and middle legs are brown, flecked with a few paler scales. (1)
the only western species with brown forelegs.

Range
Western Texas and southern Arizona. (1)
Season
Adults fly mid-May to mid-September. (1)
Works Cited
1.Review of the North American species of Marimatha (Walker) with descriptions of three new species ...
Clifford D. Ferris, J. Donald LaFontaine. 2010. ZooKeys 39: 117-135.