Blenina

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Blenina
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Blenina angulipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Blenina
Walker, [1858]
Synonyms
  • EliocroeaWalker, 1865
  • AmrellaMoore, 1882

Bleninae is a monotypic subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. [1] Its single genus, Blenina, was erected by Francis Walker in 1858. [2]

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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. Forewings 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 are long and narrow. The retinaculum is bar shaped in the male. Hindwings with veins 2, 3, 4 and 5 arise from lower angle of cell. [3]

Species

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Bleninae". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Blenina Walker, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. p. 377 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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