Forsebia cinis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Melipotini
Genus: Forsebia
Species: F. cinis
Binomial name
Forsebia cinis
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bolina cinis Guenée, 1852
  • Melipotis perlaeta Edwards, 1882
  • Synedoida aegrota Edwards, 1884
  • Syneda flavofasciata Strecker, 1898

Forsebia cinis is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern California and southern Nevada to western Texas and Oklahoma.[2]

The length of the forewings is 14-16 mm. Adults are on wing from late February to October.

The larvae feed on various woody legumes, including Parkinsonia species.[3]

References

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