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Genus Marathyssa

8956     Light Marathyssa Moth    (Marathyssa basalis) - Marathyssa basalis Light Marathyssa - Hodges#8956 - Marathyssa basalis Hodgees #8955 - Dark Marathyssa - Marathyssa inficita Marathyssa inficita  - Marathyssa Marathyssa inficita ? - Marathyssa inficita Moth 2 - Marathyssa inficita Marathyssa inficita - Dark Marathyssa - Marathyssa inficita Moth - Marathyssa inficita
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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 Euteliidae
Subfamily Euteliinae
Genus Marathyssa
Numbers
Marathyssa includes three species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Marathyssa basalis - Hodges #8956
Marathyssa inficita - Hodges #8955
Marathyssa minus - Hodges #8956.1
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - photos of all three species (pinned).
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .