Cisthene barnesii

Cisthene barnesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Cisthene
Species: C. barnesii
Binomial name
Cisthene barnesii
(Dyar, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Illice unifascia var. barnesi Dyar, 1904
  • Illice flavula Barnes and McDunnough, 1918
  • Illice costimacula Draudt, 1918
  • Illice flava Draudt, 1919

Cisthene barnesii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US Rocky Mountain region, from southern Montana and western North Dakota to the border with Mexico in Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of dry bunchgrass steppe.

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. The forewings are blackish gray with orange along the costal and posterior margins, connected by a narrow orange band across the distal third of the wing. The hindwings are red, dark pink or orange yellow with a narrow black marginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.[2]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of entomologist Dr. William Barnes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Pacific Northwest Moths
  3. ↑ Bug Guide



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