Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Cisthene Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Cisthene plumbea Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Clemensia albata, Hypoprepia fucosa, Virbia aurantiaca, Virbia opella | ||
Cisthene plumbea (lead-colored lichen moth) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern North America, from southern New Jersey south to northern Florida, west to Wisconsin and Texas.
The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There are two generations per year in most of its range. In Louisiana, there are three annual generations.
The larvae feed on lichen.
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