Cisthene tenuifascia

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Cisthene tenuifascia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cisthene
Species:
C. tenuifascia
Binomial name
Cisthene tenuifascia
Harvey, 1875
Synonyms
  • Ozodania schwarziorumDyar, 1899
  • Illice interruptaDraudt, 1918

Cisthene tenuifascia, the thin-banded lichen moth or three-banded lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. It is found in Mexico [1] and from Arizona to Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma. Strays can be found further north. [2]

The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm. Adults have a yellow-orange strip along the inner margin of the forewing. They are on wing from March to October and have been recorded sugaring on Baccharis sarothroides and Baccharis salicifolia .

The larvae feed on lichens and algae. [3]

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<i>Cisthene angelus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Cisthene barnesii</i> Species of moth

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Cisthene conjuncta, the white-streaked lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in southern Texas.

Cisthene deserta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Felder in 1868. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah and California.

Cisthene juanita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1925 and is found in the United States in southern Arizona.

<i>Cisthene kentuckiensis</i> Species of moth

Cisthene kentuckiensis, the Kentucky lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the United States from New Jersey south to northern Florida, and west to Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Cisthene liberomacula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found along the coast of the US state of California. The habitat consists of areas with coastal live oaks.

<i>Cisthene packardii</i> Species of moth

Cisthene packardii, or Packard's lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863. It is found in the US from the states of New York to Florida and from Missouri to Texas. The habitat consists of barrens and dry oak woodlands in the northern part of the range and a variety of woodlands and scrubs in the south.

<i>Cisthene picta</i>

Cisthene picta, the pictured lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in the United States from Texas to Arizona. The habitat consists of deserts.

Cisthene striata, the striated lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1898. It is found in the US states of Maryland, Colorado, Georgia and Florida.

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 southeastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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<i>Cisthene unifascia</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cisthene tenuifascia Harvey, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  2. "930183.00 – 8066 – Cisthene tenuifascia – Thin-banded Lichen Moth – Harvey, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  3. Cotinis (November 27, 2017). "Species Cisthene tenuifascia - Thin-banded Lichen Moth - Hodges#8066". BugGuide. Retrieved November 29, 2018.