Cisthene picta

Cisthene picta, the pictured lichen moth, 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.

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

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

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cisthene picta (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. "930192.00 – 8075 – Cisthene picta – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. Heiman, Maury J. (May 24, 2019). "Species Cisthene picta - Pictured Lichen Moth - Hodges#8075". BugGuide. Retrieved June 7, 2019.


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