Biology:Cisthene liberomacula
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cisthene liberomacula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cisthene |
| Species: | C. liberomacula
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisthene liberomacula (Dyar, 1904)
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Cisthene liberomacula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found along the coast of the US state of California .[1][2] The habitat consists of areas with coastal live oaks.
The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and from June to November.
The larvae feed on lichens growing on oaks.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/lithosiinae/cisthene/. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ Bug Guide
Wikidata ☰ Q16751442 entry
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