Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868

Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868

Cisthene unifascia is an Erebidae moth found in the southern US and Mexico with two annual flight periods.

Family
Genus
Cisthene
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868

Cisthene unifascia, scientifically named Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robinson, 1868, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. This species occurs in the southern United States, specifically in the states of Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas, as well as in Mexico. Adults of Cisthene unifascia are active in flight across two distinct periods each year: from March to May, and again from August to October.

Photo: (c) Chuck Sexton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chuck Sexton · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Cisthene

More from Erebidae

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