Cisthene barnesii, or Barnes' lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US Rocky Mountain region, from southern Montana and western North Dakota to the border with Mexico in Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of dry bunchgrass steppe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cisthene |
| Species: | C. barnesii
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The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.[2]
Etymology
editThe species is named after entomologist William Barnes.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
- ^ Heiman, Maury J. (May 24, 2019). "Species Cisthene barnesii - Barnes' Lichen Moth - Hodges#8074". BugGuide. Retrieved June 17, 2019.