Cisthene tenuifascia

Cisthene tenuifascia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Cisthene
Species:	C. tenuifascia
Binomial name
	Cisthene tenuifascia; Harvey, 1875
Synonyms
	Ozodania schwarziorum Dyar, 1899; Illice interrupta Draudt, 1918;

Cisthene tenuifascia, the thin-banded lichen moth or three-banded lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. It is found in Mexico^[1] and from Arizona to Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma. Strays can be found further north.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm. Adults have a yellow-orange strip along the inner margin of the forewing. They are on wing from March to October and have been recorded sugaring on Baccharis sarothroides and Baccharis salicifolia.

The larvae feed on lichens and algae.^[3]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene tenuifascia Harvey, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ "930183.00 – 8066 – Cisthene tenuifascia – Thin-banded Lichen Moth – Harvey, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ Cotinis (November 27, 2017). "Species Cisthene tenuifascia - Thin-banded Lichen Moth - Hodges#8066". BugGuide. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Cisthene tenuifascia Harvey, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

[2] "930183.00 – 8066 – Cisthene tenuifascia – Thin-banded Lichen Moth – Harvey, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

[3] Cotinis (November 27, 2017). "Species Cisthene tenuifascia - Thin-banded Lichen Moth - Hodges#8066". BugGuide. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

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