''Matigramma'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 ...
s in the family
Erebidae. The genus 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 of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the author ...
in 1872.
Species
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Matigramma aderces''
Franclemont, 1986 Mexico
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Matigramma adoceta''
Franclemont, 1986 Arizona
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Matigramma emmilta''
Franclemont, 1986 Arizona, western Texas
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Matigramma inopinata
''Matigramma inopinata'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering s ...
''
Franclemont, 1986 Texas, Arizona
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Matigramma necopina''
Franclemont, 1986 Mexico
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Matigramma obscurior''
Frnaclemont & Todd, 1983 Texas
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Matigramma pulverilinea''
Grote, 1872 Florida - Texas, southern Kansas, southern Missouri – dusty-lined matigramma moth
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Matigramma repentina''
Franclemont, 1986 Arizona, Mexico
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Matigramma rubrosuffusa''
Grote, 1882 Arizona, Texas, Mexico
Former species
*''Matigramma metaleuca'' is now ''
Acritogramma metaleuca
''Acritogramma metaleuca'' is a moth species in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering sy ...
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(Hampson, 1913)
References
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Omopterini
Moth genera
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