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Genus Bleptina

Representative Images

Sober Renia? - Bleptina sangamonia Pyralid? with scimitar palpi - Bleptina Bent-winged Owlet - Bleptina caradrinalis Bleptina caradrinalis Bent-winged Owlet Moth - Bleptina caradrinalis Arizona Moth - possible Bleptina minimalis - Bleptina minimalis Erebidae - Bleptina caradrinalis Owlet sp? - Bleptina caradrinalis Bleptina caradrinalis
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Bleptina

Numbers

7 species in North America (nearctica.com)
1 species in Canada [B. caradrinalis] (CBIF)

Range

throughout North America

See Also

Renia and Tetanolita

Print References

Smith, J. B., 1895. Contributions Toward A Monograph Of The Insects Of The Lepidopterous Family Noctuidae Of Boreal North America. A Revision Of The Deltoid Moths. Bulletin of the United States National Museum., 48: 57 (1)

Works Cited

1.Contributions toward a monograph of the insects of the Lepidopterous family Noctuidae of boreal North America a ...
John B. Smith. 1895. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 48: 1-129.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 17 April, 2005 - 7:21pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 28 July, 2022 - 7:54am

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