Biology:Cisthene striata

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Short description: Species of moth

Striated lichen moth
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cisthene
Species:
C. striata
Binomial name
Cisthene striata
Ottolengui, 1898
Synonyms
  • Illice apicipicta Strand, 1922

Cisthene striata, the striated lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1898. It is found in the US states of Maryland, Colorado, Georgia and Florida.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round in Florida.

References

External links

  • Original description: Ottolengui, R. (1898). "A New Bombycid". The Canadian Entomologist.

Wikidata ☰ Q16751459 entry