Cisthene picta

Cisthene picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Cisthene
Species: C. picta
Binomial name
Cisthene picta
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Illice picta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Illice texensis Draudt, 1918

Cisthene picta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1918. It is found from Texas to Arizona.[1][2] The habitat consists of deserts.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.[3]

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