Cisthene subrufa
Cisthene subrufa, the Tamaulipan 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 the United States in Arizona[1][2] and from San Benito, Texas south to Veracruz in Mexico.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cisthene |
| Species: | C. subrufa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisthene subrufa (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) | |
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The wingspan is 13–16 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in August.
References
- Savela, Markku. "Cisthene subrufa (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- "930176.00 – 8059 – Cisthene subrufa – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- Heiman, Maury J. (May 24, 2019). "Species Cisthene subrufa - Tamaulipan Lichen Moth - Hodges#8059". BugGuide. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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