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Erebidae 930191 – 8074   Cisthene barnesii (Dyar, 1904)

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Similar Species: Cisthene martini, barnesii and coronado cannot be reliably separated using DNA barcoding; C. coronado may be the same species as martini, PLoS ONE 12 (6): e0178548; Supplementary Table S8. (C. barnesii is separated by gray vertex and narrow pm. band.) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: barnesii (Dyar, 1904) (Illice) - MONA 1983: 8074 costimacula (Draudt, 1918) (Illice) flava (Draudt, 1919) (Illice) flavula (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) (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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.23m, 46.24m; p. 265. Book Review and ordering 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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