Cisthene picta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cisthene picta, the pictured lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in the United States from Texas to Arizona. The habitat consists of deserts.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pictured Lichen Moth sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1136th most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pictured Lichen Moth in Dallas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Dallas, in our data
Dallas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pictured Lichen Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Pictured Lichen Moth that you can see in Dallas (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Green Cloverworm Moth (about 20%), Salt Marsh Moth (about 10%) and Moonseed Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pictured Lichen Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
