''Matigramma'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who Species description, described over 1,000 species of Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columb ...
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''
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''
(Hampson, 1913)
References
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Omopterini
Moth genera
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