Cisthene juanita
Cisthene juanita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1925 and is found in the United States in southern Arizona.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cisthene |
| Species: | C. juanita |
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The length of the forewings 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from August to mid-October. They have been found during the day on flowers of Baccharis salicifolia.
The larvae feed on algae and lichens.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Cisthene juanita Barnes & Benjamin, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- "930193.00 – 8076 – Cisthene juanita – Barnes & Benjamin, 1925". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- Heiman, Maury J. (October 19, 2017). "Species Cisthene juanita - Hodges#8076". BugGuide. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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