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.
| Cisthene subrufa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 13–16 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in August.
References
edit- ^ 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.