Biology:Marimatha nigrofimbria

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Short description: Species of moth

Marimatha nigrofimbria
Marimatha nigrofi male (right) female (left).JPG
Female (left) and male
Marimatha nigrofimbria.jpg
Living specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Marimatha
Species:
M. nigrofimbria
Binomial name
Marimatha nigrofimbria
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Xanthoptera nigrofimbria Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1852
  • Thioptera nigrofimbria (Guenée, 1852)

Marimatha nigrofimbria, the black-bordered lemon moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains and in Arizona and California .

Marimatha nigrofimbria – Black-bordered Lemon Moth (14779768003).jpg

The wingspan is 18–22 mm (0.71–0.87 in). Adults are on wing from May to September in the northern part of the range and from March to November in the south.

The larvae feed on Digitaria ischaemum and Ipomoea sagittata.

Conservation

This species is listed as "Critically Imperiled" in New York State [1] based on NY sitting at the Northern range limit.[2]

References

  • Maddison, D.; Swanson, A. (2010). "A preliminary characterization of Bembidion perspicuum LeConte, with a reclassification of related species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) north of México". ZooKeys (43): 15–31. doi:10.3897/zookeys.43.390. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q371778 entry