Cisthene barnesii
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. barnesii
Binomial name
Cisthene barnesii
(Dyar, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Illice unifascia var. barnesi Dyar, 1904
  • Illice flavula Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Illice costimacula Draudt, 1918
  • Illice flava Draudt, 1919

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.

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.[2]

Etymology

The species is named after entomologist William Barnes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Pacific Northwest Moths
  3. ↑ Heiman, Maury J. (May 24, 2019). "Species Cisthene barnesii - Barnes' Lichen Moth - Hodges#8074". BugGuide. Retrieved June 17, 2019.



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