Marasmarcha brevirostris
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Marasmarcha brevirostris is a species of moth
in the genus Marasmarcha
, known from Guatemala
, Mexico
, and Panama
. Moths in this species take flight in February and August, and have a wingspan of approximately 20-25 millimetres.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Marasmarcha
Marasmarcha
Marasmarcha is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family.-Species:*Marasmarcha asiatica *Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003*Marasmarcha bonaespei...
, known from Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. Moths in this species take flight in February and August, and have a wingspan of approximately 20-25 millimetres.