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Cisthene

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Cisthene
Cisthene picta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Cisthenina
Genus: Cisthene
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Illice Walker, 1859
  • Maepha Walker, 1864
  • Pyralidia Felder, 1874
  • Byssophaga Stretch, 1872
  • Zonoda Schaus, 1896
  • Zanoda Schaus, 1896
  • Ozodania Dyar, 1899

Cisthene is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Cisthene:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Cisthene". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2024-04-12.