Bleptina inferior

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Bleptina inferior
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Bleptina
Species:
B. inferior
Binomial name
Bleptina inferior
Grote, 1872
Synonyms
  • Bleptina medialisSmith, 1895

Bleptina inferior, the inferior owlet moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. [1] [2] [3] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872 and is found in North America, [2] where it has been recorded from Iowa to Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florida.

Contents

The wingspan is 22–26 mm.

The MONA or Hodges number for Bleptina inferior is 8371. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Bleptina inferior Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. 1 2 "Bleptina inferior Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. "Bleptina inferior Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. "Bleptina inferior, Hodges 8371". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

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