Cisthene picta

Cisthene picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Cisthene
Species: C. picta
Binomial name
Cisthene picta
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Illice picta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Illice texensis Draudt, 1918

Cisthene picta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in the United States from Texas to Arizona.[1][2] The habitat consists of deserts.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Cisthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ Bug Guide



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