About Cisthene subrufa (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Cisthene subrufa, commonly known as the Tamaulipan lichen moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. This species is distributed in the United States, where it occurs in Arizona, and ranges from San Benito, Texas in the United States south to Veracruz in Mexico. The wingspan of adult Cisthene subrufa measures between 13 and 16 mm. Recorded observations note that adult individuals of this species are active on the wing during the month of August.
