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Cisthene plumbea

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Cisthene plumbea
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C. plumbea
Binomial name
Cisthene plumbea
Stretch, 1885
Synonyms
  • Cisthene injecta (Dyar, 1904)
  • Cisthene gamma (Dyar, 1904)
  • Cisthene flavicosta (Draudt, 1918)

The Lead-colored Lichen Moth (Cisthene plumbea) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in eastern North America, from southern New Jersey south to northern Florida, west to Wisconsin and Texas.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. There are two generations per year in most of its range. In Louisiana, there are three annual generations.

The larvae feed on lichen.