Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Bleninae Rank Subfamily | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Blenina
Walker, [1858] Higher classification Nolidae | |
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Similar Nolidae, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Striglina, Heteroneura | ||
Bleninae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae consisting of only one genus, Blenina.
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Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with slight tufts at the base on the dorsum. Fore wings short and square, with nearly rectangular apex. Inner margin lobed near base. Slight tufts of raised scaled can be seen on antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines and on discocellulars. The areole long and narrow. Retinaculum bar-shaped in male. Hind wings with veins 2,3,4,5 arise from lower angle of cell.
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