Cisthene plumbea

Lead-colored lichen moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Cisthene
Species:	C. plumbea
Binomial name
Cisthene plumbea , 1885
Synonyms
Cisthene injecta (Dyar, 1904) Cisthene gamma (Dyar, 1904) Cisthene flavicosta (Draudt, 1918)

Cisthene plumbea, the lead-colored lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1885. It is found in eastern North America, from southern New Jersey south to northern Florida, west to Wisconsin and Texas.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There are two generations per year in most of its range. In Louisiana, there are three annual generations.

The larvae feed on lichen.

External links[]

• Cotinis (May 24, 2019). "Species Cisthene plumbea - Lead-colored Lichen Moth - Hodges#8067". BugGuide. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
• "930184.00 – 8067 – Cisthene plumbea – Lead-colored Lichen Moth – Stretch, 1885". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 2, 2019. With images.
• Brou, Vernon Antoine Jr. "Cisthene plumbea in Louisiana"