''Cisthene tenuifascia'', the thin-banded lichen moth or three-banded lichen moth, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of 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 ...

. It was described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. It is found in

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and from

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and

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. Strays can be found further north. 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 ''Baccharis sarothroides'' is a North American species of flowering shrub known by the common names broom baccharis, desertbroom, greasewood, rosin-bush and groundsel in English and "escoba amarga" or "romerillo" in Spanish. This is a spreading, ...

'' and ''

Baccharis salicifolia ''Baccharis salicifolia'' is a blooming shrub native to the sage scrub community and desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico, as well as parts of South America. Its usual common name is mule fat;Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam Ma ...

''. The larvae feed on lichens and algae.

References

Cisthenina Moths described in 1875 Taxa named by Leon F. Harvey {{Cisthenina-stub