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Cisthene subrufa
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Cisthene subrufa
Mission area, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 19, 2006
Size: 14-15 mm wingspan
Attracted to a lighted cloth. Wingspan measured in place (wing chord just under 7 mm--note correction 9/27/17). Identified by trip leader Charles Bordelon (I believe) as Cisthene tenuifascia. (See discussion of updated ID below--2017.) Image updated 9/27/17 with larger version visible to editors.

This photograph was taken during a field trip as part of the 2006 Texas Butterfly Festival in Mission, Texas.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 19 December, 2006 - 10:49am
Last updated 27 September, 2017 - 8:41pm

Moved
Moved from Thin-banded Lichen Moth. Thanks for comments, Chuck. Sure seems more likely to be Cisthene subrufa. Moved to that species with the caveat that such an ID from photos alone may always be somewhat problematic.
Also added a dorsal view from my files.
… Cotinis, 27 September, 2017 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Love the ruler!
I'm a big believer (contra standard BG protocol) of including images with a ruler in them. In this case, with a FW which I judge to be about 6.5 mm long, that puts a virtual lock on the ID as subrufa! Great addition.
… Chuck Sexton, 27 September, 2017 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
agree on wingspan
Good point. Wing chord or whatever is just under 7 mm, not 8 mm as I estimated. This puts the wingspan at maybe 14-15 mm. I will correct the caption.
I had one more image in the files, too, and added it. Also updated the images to include larger versions (1800 pixel width or so) visible to editors.
… Cotinis, 27 September, 2017 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

Collected?
Was this specimen collected and spread? The "Size: 17 mm" is way too big for the length of any Cisthene moth in its natural pose; that would match it's wingspan however. More importantly, I'm thinking this *may* be C. subrufa--a species even smaller than tenuifscia--but no final decision has been made.
… Chuck Sexton, 18 September, 2017 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

 
wingspan estimated at 17 mm
As mentioned in the original caption, length was about 8 mm, giving an estimate of the wingspan of about 17 mm. ID was by by trip leader Charles Bordelon. Nobody collected this moth--photographs only.
… Cotinis, 18 September, 2017 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll reserve judgement
I would be loath to disagree with my late friend Charles Bordelon, but I'll just reiterate that this individual perfectly matches some of the few barcoded specimens of C. subrufa and many observations of apparent subrufa from nearby parts of Mexico.
… Chuck Sexton, 27 September, 2017 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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