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Genus Cisthene

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Lead-colored Lichen Moth - Cisthene plumbea unknown Moth - Cisthene liberomacula Subject Lichen Moth - Cisthene subjecta Lead-colored Lichen Moth - Hodges#8067 - Cisthene plumbea Angel Lichen Moth - Hodges #8070 - Cisthene angelus Moth - Cisthene Moth - Cisthene tenuifascia unknown RI Natural Heritage Survey Bio BLitz - Cisthene packardii
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Lithosiini (Lichen Moths)
Subtribe Cisthenina
Genus Cisthene
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Walker, 1854. Reference is to Greek geography/mythology: Cisthene, home of the Gorgons. (Based on Internet searches.)
Numbers
twenty species of Cisthene found in North America north of Mexico (a)
Size
Wingspan 15-21 mm
Identification
Small, day-flying, brightly-colored moths.
Food
Adults take nectar.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on lichens. Adults, at least partly, day-flying.
See Also
Other lichen moths, such as Hypoprepia.
Print References
Lafontaine JD, Schmidt BC (2010) Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. p. 82 (a) (PDF download)
Covell, pp. 60-61, plate 12 (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - pinned adult photos of all North American species.
Moths of southeastern Arizona - key to Arizona species
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
Contributed by Cotinis on 25 February, 2005 - 11:12pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 25 April, 2012 - 2:50pm

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