Aleptina
Encyclopedia
Aleptina is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Aleptina aleptivoides (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
- Aleptina arenariaAleptina arenariaAleptina arenaria is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is only known from the White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico.The length of the forewings is 10 mm for males and females. Adults are grey with normal noctuid transverse markings and spots.-Etymology:Gypsum sand is the...
Metzler & Forbes, 2011 - Aleptina clinopetesAleptina clinopetesAleptina clinopetes is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Arizona and Mexico....
(Dyar, 1920) - Aleptina incaAleptina incaAleptina inca is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-eastern California east to southern Arizona and western Texas. It is also found in Baja California....
Dyar, 1902 - Aleptina junctimacula Todd, Blanchard & Poole, 1984
- Aleptina semiatra (Smith, 1902)