Bleptina
Encyclopedia
Bleptina 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
- Bleptina araealis Hampson, 1901
- Bleptina caradrinalisBleptina caradrinalisThe Bent-winged Owlet or Variable Snout-Moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, south to Arizona. Furthermore, it is found from southern North America south to Brazil and on the Antilles.The wingspan is 22-32 mm...
Guenée, 1854 - Bleptina flaviguttalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
- Bleptina hydrillalis Guenée, 1854
- Bleptina inferior Grote, 1872
- Bleptina menalcasalis Walker, [1859]
- Bleptina minimalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
- Bleptina sangamoniaBleptina sangamoniaBleptina sangamonia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Illinois and Maryland, south to at least South Carolina, but it is not present in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware....
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912