Cisthene perrosea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US from California to Utah, New Mexico and western Texas.[1][2]
| Cisthene perrosea | |
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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. perrosea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisthene perrosea (Dyar, 1904)
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The length of the forewings is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July and again from September to October.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide