Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/5/2013).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/29/2018).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2013).
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
A Packard's Lichen Moth at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/24/2016). Determined by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/3/2020).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/29/2019).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/17/2019).
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2013).
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/19/2014).
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/31/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/3/2006).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/3/2006).
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
A Packard's Lichen Moth.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/5/2013).
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Mike Burchett.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/29/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2013).
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Scott Housten.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Packard's Lichen Moth at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).
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Dan Small.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/24/2016). Determined by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/3/2020).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/29/2019).
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Dave Webb.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/17/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2013).
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Nancy Magnusson.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Brighton.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/19/2014).
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Shannon Schade.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/31/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Tyler Bell.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Brighton.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/3/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/3/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
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Larry Line.
A Packard's Lichen Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
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Larry Line.
A Packard's Lichen Moth.
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John Glaser.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Packard's Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
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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. packardii
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| Cisthene packardii (Grote, 1863)
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Cisthene packardii, or Packard's lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863. It is found in the US from the states of New York to Florida and from Missouri to Texas.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults are on wing from February to December in the south.
The larvae feed on algae and lichens. They are grey to charcoal with a mottled black head. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 12 mm.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene packardii (Grote, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "930189.00 – 8072 – Cisthene packardii – Packard's Lichen Moth – (Grote, 1863)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (October 17, 2017). "Species Cisthene packardii - Packard's Lichen Moth - Hodges#8072". BugGuide. Retrieved August 8, 2018.