Cisthene dorsimacula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in southern California, United States.[1][2]

Cisthene dorsimacula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cisthene
Species:
C. dorsimacula
Binomial name
Cisthene dorsimacula
(Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Illice dorsimacula Dyar, 1904

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August and in October.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cisthene Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Bug Guide