Cisthene kentuckiensis
| Cisthene kentuckiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Cisthene |
| Species: | C. kentuckiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisthene kentuckiensis (Dyar, 1904) | |
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Cisthene kentuckiensis, the Kentucky lichen moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1904. It is found from New Jersey south to northern Florida, and west to Kentucky and Mississippi. It has also been recorded from Missouri.[1][2]
The wingspan 15–19 mm. There is a yellow-orange strip along the inner margin the forewings, merging with the median band. Adults are on wing from July to October. They feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on lichens.[3]
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