Marimatha quadrata

Marimatha quadrata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from western Texas and Arizona and southward to southern Mexico (Sinaloa).

Marimatha quadrata
Marimatha quadrata male (right) female (left)
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M. squala
Binomial name
Marimatha quadrata
Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010

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.

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