Cisthene unifascia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in the southern United States (Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas) and Mexico.[1][2] They are on wing from March to May and again from August to October.

Cisthene unifascia
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. unifascia
Binomial name
Cisthene unifascia
Grote & Robinson, 1868
Synonyms
  • Illice unifascia f. ruptifascia Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Illice mexicana Draudt, 1918

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "930177.00 – 8060 – Cisthene unifascia – Grote & Robinson, 1868". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.