Bryolymnia marti
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Bryolymnia marti is a moth
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...

 of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
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 family. It is found from central New Mexico
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 and east-central Arizona
Arizona
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 southward to the State of Durango
Durango
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 in northern Mexico
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The length of the forewings is 11-12 mm. Adults have been collected between early June and early July in conifer forests.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Marti Romero, who first collected the species and was extremely helpful in collecting most of the type series.

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