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Barnes' Lichen Moth

Cisthene barnesii

Field notes

Cisthene barnesii, or Barnes' lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US Rocky Mountain region, from southern Montana and western North Dakota to the border with Mexico in Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of dry bunchgrass steppe.

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided