Cisthene kentuckiensis

Kentucky lichen moth
Cisthene kentuckiensis, East Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cisthene
Species:
C. kentuckiensis
Binomial name
Cisthene kentuckiensis
(Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Illice unifascia var. kentuckiensis Dyar, 1904

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.[1][2]

The larvae feed on lichens.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Bug Guide



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