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Cisthene tenuifascia
Copyright © 2017 Dave Barker

Cisthene tenuifascia
29.797438, -100.997888, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
March 8, 2017
Size: approx .8 cm
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Contributed by Dave Barker on 26 March, 2017 - 8:28pm
Last updated 17 October, 2017 - 9:17am

Not Barnes' Lichen Moth
Moved from Cisthene. My recent review indicates that Barnes' Lichen Moth is characterized by a gray vertex, not orange as in the present moth. The common discussion about the PM band being solid or broken into pieces has proven to be too variable in both species and less reliable. One small aspect that *may* be useful--and still needs field testing--is that the outer (distal) margin of the PM band on Barnes' is usually (82%) slightly convex, lending an overall convex look to the band (whether intact or broken). In Thin-banded (as here), that outer edge of the PM band is usually straight or slightly concave.
… Chuck Sexton, 17 October, 2017 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 28 March, 2017 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

Maybe not
The spots are touching and interrupting the thin line. This looks more like Cisthene barnesii.
Sometimes these species are variable and it is very difficult to say.
… Bob Biagi, 28 March, 2017 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

 
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Bob, I agree, but I think you need a hind wing for a species ID.
… A. Hendrickson, 28 March, 2017 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

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