Cisthene subjecta

Subject lichen moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Cisthene
Species: C. subjecta
Binomial name
Cisthene subjecta
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Illice bellicula Dyar, 1921

Cisthene subjecta, the subject lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the southeastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene subjecta Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.



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