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Erebidae 930185 – 8068   Cisthene striata Ottolengui, 1898              Striated Lichen Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Lichens[none_specified].  Host genera: Lichens.  Host extended: Lichens (Heppner 2007).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: 930184 Cisthene plumbea: and striata cannot be reliably separated using DNA barcoding and may be the same species, PLoS ONE 12 (6): e0178548; Supplementary Table S8. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: striata Ottolengui, 1898 (Cisthene) - MONA 1983: 8068 apicipicta (Strand, 1922) (Illice)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Sexton, C., & H. McGuinness, 2017. Identification of lichen moths in the genus Cisthene in the central and eastern U.S. Southern Lepidopterists' News, (39(4): 309-322. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Zahiri R., J.D. Lafontaine, B.C. Schmidt, J.R. deWaard, E.V. Zakharov, P.D.N. Hebert, 2017. Probing planetary biodiversity with DNA barcodes: The Noctuoidea of North America. PLoS ONE, 12(6): e0178548.

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