Cisthene angelus (Dyar, 1904) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cisthene angelus (Dyar, 1904)

Cisthene angelus (Dyar, 1904)

Cisthene angelus, the angel lichen moth, is an Erebidae moth found in North America, described in 1904.

Family
Genus
Cisthene
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cisthene angelus (Dyar, 1904)

Cisthene angelus, commonly known as the angel lichen moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. Its known range is within North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Cisthene

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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