Noctuidae
931288 –
9045.1 Marimatha piscimala
Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010
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| Distribution: |
TX and AZ into Mexico |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Forewing pm. line deeply curved around the reniform spot. Dissection required in Texas to separate tripuncta and piscimala. |
| Similar Species: |
- 931284 Marimatha nigrofimbria: wide spread east of the Rockies, has head without frontal protuberance (magnification may be required) and pm. line usually absent but when visible is evenly curved around the reniform spot.
- 931285 Marimatha squala: AZ south into Mexico, has a pm. line evenly curved around the reniform spot.
- 931286 Marimatha quadrata: AZ and TX south into Mexico, has a pm. line evenly curved around the reniform spot. In Texas, examination of frontal protuberance may be needed to eliminate well marked nigrofimbria. In Arizona, dissection may be needed to separate fom squala.
- 931287 Marimatha tripuncta: FL and TX, has a pm. line deeply curved around the reniform spot.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
piscimala Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010 (Marimatha) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Marimatha piscimala Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010, n. sp., ZooKeys, 39: 128. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD)
- Ferris, C. & 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 (Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Elaphriini), a new genus and species confused with Marimatha. ZooKeys, 39: 117-135.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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