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Bleptina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Subfamily
  
Herminiinae

Lower classifications
  
Bleptina caradrinalis, Bleptina sangamonia

Bleptina is a genus of litter moths of the Erebidae family.

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Description

Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fasciculated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Forewings with somewhat acute apex. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing to form the areole, which is short and broad or long and narrow. Vein 10 sometimes given off beyond it. Hindwings with vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.

Species

  • Bleptina araealis Hampson, 1901
  • Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 – bent-winged owlet moth
  • Bleptina flaviguttalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Bleptina hydrillalis Guenée, 1854
  • Bleptina inferior Grote, 1872
  • Bleptina menalcasalis Walker, [1859]
  • Bleptina minimalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Bleptina sangamonia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

    • References

    Bleptina Wikipedia
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