Cisthene subjecta

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Subject lichen moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cisthene
Species:
C. subjecta
Binomial name
Cisthene subjecta
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Illice belliculaDyar, 1921

Cisthene subjecta, the subject lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cisthene subjecta Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.