Kentucky Lichen Moth on the Worcester/Wicomico Co. line, Maryland (9/11/2014).
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Kentucky Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/1/2015).
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Kentucky Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2011). Determined by Robert Lord Zimlich/BugGuide.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/3/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Kentucky Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2002).
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Kentucky Lichen Moth on the Worcester/Wicomico Co. line, Maryland (9/11/2014).
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Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Kentucky Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/1/2015).
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Jonathan Willey.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Kentucky Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2011). Determined by Robert Lord Zimlich/BugGuide.
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Eric Gofreed.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/3/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Kentucky Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Kentucky Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2002).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Kentucky lichen moth | |
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| Cisthene kentuckiensis, East Texas | |
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. kentuckiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisthene kentuckiensis (Dyar, 1904)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cisthene kentuckiensis, the Kentucky lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the United States from New Jersey south to northern Florida, and west to Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.[1][2]
The larvae feed on lichens.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide