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Cisthene subjecta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Cisthene subjecta, the subject lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walker in 1854. It is found in the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

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Cisthene subjecta Wikipedia