Blepharoa mamestrina

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B. mamestrina
Binomial name
Blepharoa mamestrina
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis mamestrinaButler, 1882
  • Agrotis chionidiaButler, 1882

Blepharoa mamestrina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] [2] It is found in Chile and Peru. [2]

The wingspan is about 39 millimetres (1.5 in). Adults are on wing from September to April. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (2012). "Blepharoa Hampson, 1907". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 León, C. A.; Angulo, A. O. & Olivares, T. S. (2006). "Revisión del género Blepharoa Hampson, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología (in Spanish). 34 (133): 83–92.