Biology:Cisthene picta

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Short description: Species of moth

Cisthene picta
Cisthene picta P1610927a.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16751455 entry