Cisthene kentuckiensis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Cisthene
Species
Cisthene kentuckiensis
Scientific Name
Cisthene kentuckiensis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cisthene kentuckiensis

Cisthene kentuckiensis, the Kentucky lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the United States from New Jersey south to northern Florida, and west to Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The larvae feed on lichens.

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Cisthene kentuckiensis in languages:

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Kentucky Lichen Moth

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