Marimatha nigrofimbria

Marimatha nigrofimbria
Female (left) and male
Living specimen
Scientific classification
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.

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 based on NY sitting at the Northern range limit.

References

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

External links

• "931284.00 – 9044 – Marimatha nigrofimbria – Black-bordered Lemon Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
• Cotinis (June 7, 2013). "Species Marimatha nigrofimbria - Black-bordered Lemon Moth - Hodges#9044". BugGuide. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
• "Black-bordered Lemon (Marimatha nigrofimbria)". Insect Identification. Retrieved October 7, 2020.