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Classy orange-and-black moth - Cisthene tenuifascia
Copyright © 2009 John Schneider

Classy orange-and-black moth - Cisthene tenuifascia
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
November 6, 2009
Size: 10-11 mm long
Cisthene barnesii (Hodges 8074)?
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Contributed by John Schneider on 30 December, 2009 - 9:51pm
Last updated 21 September, 2017 - 9:38am

Moved
Moved from Cisthene.
… Chuck Sexton, 21 September, 2017 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

Prob. C. tenuifascia
After rereading original descriptions and keys, I find that earlier authors all point out that C. barnesii typically has a gray face and vertex (top of the head) whereas the vertex (at least) is orange in typical tenuifascia. See my new review in these iNaturalist journal articles.
… Chuck Sexton, 21 September, 2017 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

FYI
Since this photo is also on MPG, I've sent that site an email notifying them that the ID is in question.
… John Schneider, 17 April, 2016 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cisthene barnesii.
… John Schneider, 17 April, 2016 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

Cisthene tenuifascia?
It is my understanding that C. barnesii is a moth expected only in the Texas Hill Country and westward across the Southwest. The Houston area would be ecologically and geographically out of range for that species, whereas the rather variable tenuifascia would be expected there. Except by range, a lack of an anal lobe on the HWs of males, and genitalic characters, I wouldn't know how to identify an out-of-range barnesii.
… Chuck Sexton, 15 April, 2016 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths. Thanks, Bob!
… John Schneider, 31 December, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

Looks Like It - 8074
(no rsvp, thanks)
… Bob Patterson, 31 December, 2009 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

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