Sack-bearer-moth
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Cicinnus melsheimeri
Melsheimer's Sack Bearer
Cicinnus melsheimeri is a sack-bearer moth (Mimallonidae) widespread in the eastern United States and Rocky Mountains. It is one of only two Cicinnus species recorded from the United States and is morphologically and genetically distinct from the southwestern C. chambersi and Mexican C. mexicana. The species shows variable brown shading along wing margins and possesses distinctive male genitalia with elongated vincular arms. Despite being relatively common in the East, it remains rarely collected in western portions of its range.