''Cisthene'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
lichen moth
The Lithosiini are a tribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820.
Systematics
The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Lithosiinae, within the lichen an ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
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Cisthene abala
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Schaus, 1905)
* ''
Cisthene albizonea''
(Hampson, 1918)
* ''
Cisthene angelus''
(Dyar, 1904) – angel lichen moth
* ''
Cisthene barnesii''
(Dyar, 1904)
* ''
Cisthene batialis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Cisthene biota''
(Dyar, 1910)
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Cisthene bisigna
''Cisthene bisigna'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1875 and is found in Patagonia
Patagonia () is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. Th ...
''
Berg, 1875
* ''
Cisthene blanda''
(Jones, 1914)
* ''
Cisthene bonitensis''
(Schaus, 1924)
* ''
Cisthene calochroma''
(Snellen, 1878)
* ''
Cisthene citrina''
Druce, 1885
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Cisthene conjuncta
''Cisthene conjuncta'', the white-streaked lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes (entomologist), William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in southern Texas.
The wingspan is abou ...
''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
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Cisthene croesus
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* ''Cisthene abala'' (Scha ...
''
(Hampson, 1914)
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Cisthene cryptopyra
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Hampson, 1903)
* ''
Cisthene coronado''
C.B. Knowlton, 1967
* ''
Cisthene deserta''
(Felder, 1868)
* ''
Cisthene discistriga''
(Dognin, 1912)
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Cisthene ditrigona
''Cisthene ditrigona'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1899. It is found in Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List ...
''
(Schaus, 1899)
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Cisthene dives
''Cisthene dives'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), ...
''
(Schaus, 1896)
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Cisthene dorsimacula
''Cisthene dorsimacula'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in southern California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coas ...
''
(Dyar, 1904)
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Cisthene endoxantha
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Hampson, 1903)
* ''
Cisthene fasciata
''Cisthene fasciata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Paraná and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Jane ...
''
(Schaus, 1896)
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Cisthene faustinula
''Cisthene faustinula'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1869. It is found in California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the ...
''
(Boisduval, 1869)
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Cisthene flagrans
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Hampson, 1903)
* ''
Cisthene flavizonata
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Dognin, 1916)
* ''
Cisthene fuscilingua
''Cisthene fuscilingua'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central Ame ...
''
Dyar, 1914)
* ''
Cisthene griseola
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Rothschild, 1913)
* ''
Cisthene hilaris
''Cisthene hilaris'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Felder in 1875. It is found in Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting ...
''
Felder, 1875
* ''
Cisthene introbasalis''
(Rothschild, 1916)
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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
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern Un ...
''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1925
* ''
Cisthene kentuckiensis''
(Dyar, 1904) – Kentucky lichen moth
* ''
Cisthene lactea''
Stretch, 1885
* ''
Cisthene leuconotum''
(Dyar, 1914)
* ''
Cisthene liberomacula''
(Dyar, 1904)
* ''
Cisthene lincea''
(Schaus, 1921)
* ''
Cisthene longistriga''
(Rothschild, 1913)
* ''
Cisthene lycomorphodes''
(Draudt, 1918)
* ''
Cisthene martini''
C.B. Knowlton, 1967
* ''
Cisthene mediofasciata''
(Rothschild, 1913)
* ''
Cisthene metoxia''
Hampson, 1898
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Cisthene minuta''
Butler, 1877
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Cisthene nigromaculata
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* ''Cisthene abala'' (Scha ...
''
(Reich, 1933)
* ''
Cisthene opulentana''
(Walker, 1864)
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Cisthene orbonella
''Cisthene orbonella'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in the Brazilian states of Paraná and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state) ...
''
(Hampson, 1900)
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Cisthene pacata
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Schaus, 1929)
* ''
Cisthene packardii''
(Grote, 1863) – Packard's lichen moth
* ''
Cisthene perrosea''
(Dyar, 1904)
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Cisthene persimilis
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* '' Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albiz ...
''
(Hampson, 1903)
* ''
Cisthene petrovna''
Schaus, 1892
* ''
Cisthene phaeoceps''
(Hampson, 1900)
* ''
Cisthene picta''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
* ''
Cisthene plumbea''
Stretch, 1885 – lead-colored lichen moth
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Cisthene polyzona
''Cisthene polyzona'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Mexico, Dominica and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
References
Cisthenina
Moths described in 18 ...
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Druce, 1885
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Cisthene pygmaea''
(Schaus, 1905)
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Cisthene rhodocraspis''
(Hampson, 1905)
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Cisthene rosacea
''Cisthene rosacea'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of Sã ...
''
(Schaus, 1896)
* ''
Cisthene roseiceps''
(Hampson, 1905)
* ''
Cisthene rubricollis''
(Schaus, 1905)
* ''
Cisthene ruficollis''
(Schaus, 1896)
* ''
Cisthene sexalata''
(Draudt, 1918)
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Cisthene striata''
Ottolengui, 1898 – striated lichen moth
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Cisthene subjecta''
Walker, 1854 – subject lichen moth
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Cisthene subrubra
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* ''Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albizo ...
''
(Schaus, 1905)
* ''
Cisthene subrufa''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
* ''
Cisthene tenuifascia''
Harvey, 1875 – thin-banded lichen moth
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Cisthene tessellata
''Cisthene'' is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cisthene'':
* ''Cisthene abala'' (Schaus, 1905)
* '' Cisthene albizo ...
''
(Dognin, 1912)
* ''
Cisthene trimaculata''
(Jones, 1914)
* ''
Cisthene triplaga
''Cisthene triplaga'' is a moth of the family Erebidae from Paraguay. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. Hampson originally placed this species in the genus ''Illice''. Hampson named another species in the same publication, from the same ...
''
(Hampson, 1905)
* ''
Cisthene triplagiata''
(Rothschild, 1913)
*
''Cisthene'' (aff. ''triplagiata'') sp.
* ''
Cisthene tyres''
(Druce, 1897)
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Cisthene unifascia
''Cisthene unifascia'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in the southern United States (Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina an ...
''
Grote & Robinson, 1868
* ''
Cisthene uniplaga''
(Reich, 1936)
* ''
Cisthene vilaricensis''
(Schaus, 1938)
* ''
Cisthene xanthospila''
(Hampson, 1900)
References
Cisthenina
Noctuoidea genera
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