Pseudomarimatha

Pseudomarimatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Pseudomarimatha Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010

Pseudomarimatha is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Species

Pseudomarimatha flava Ferris & Lafontaine, 2010

Etymology

The generic name Pseudomarimatha is taken from the Latin Pseudo (false) and Marimatha (the noctuid genus with which Pseudomarimatha has been confused and is likely to continue to be confused.

References

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

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