''Marathyssa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Euteliidae
Euteliidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Species
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Marathyssa albidisca''
(Hampson, 1905) South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Marathyssa angustipennis''
(Schaus, 1906) Brazil (São Paulo)
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Marathyssa basalis
''Marathyssa basalis'', the light marathyssa, is a moth in the family Euteliidae. It is found in North America. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North Amer ...
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Walker, 1865 New York, Massachusetts
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Marathyssa chacoensis''
Barbut & Lalanne-Cassou, 2011 Bolivia
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Marathyssa cistellarix''
(Wallengren, 1860) South Africa
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Marathyssa cuneades''
Draudt, 1950
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Marathyssa cuneata''
(Saalmüller, 1891) Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar
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Marathyssa harmonica''
(Hampson, 1898) Sikkim, southern India
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Marathyssa inficita
''Marathyssa inficita'', the dark marathyssa, is a moth in the family Euteliidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North Amer ...
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(Walker, 1865) New York to Texas
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Marathyssa minus''
Dyar, 1921 Texas, Arizona
References
Euteliinae
{{Euteliinae-stub