''Bleptina'' is a

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of litter moths of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fasciculated (bundled) in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Forewings with somewhat acute apex. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing (fusing) to form the areole, which is short and broad or long and narrow. Vein 10 sometimes given off beyond it. Hindwings with vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.

Species

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Bleptina acastusalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fasci ...

'' Walker,

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/small> Puerto Rico *'' Bleptina aeatusalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina albidiscalis'' Warren, 1889 Brazil (Amazonas) *'' Bleptina antinoe'' Druce, 1891 Panama *''

Bleptina araealis ''Bleptina araealis'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It occurs in Florida and the Antilles The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, A ...

'' (Hampson, 1901) Florida, Antilles *'' Bleptina athusalis'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *''

Bleptina atymnusalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fasci ...

'' (Walker,

*'' Bleptina baracoana'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *''

Bleptina bogesalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *''

Bleptina caradrinalis ''Bleptina caradrinalis'', the bent-winged owlet or variable snout moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, south to A ...

'' Guenée, 1854 southern US - Brazil, Antilles, Venezuela, Puerto Rico – bent-winged owlet moth *'' Bleptina carlona'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *''

Bleptina clara ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1906 Brazil (Paraná) *'' Bleptina confusalis'' Guenée, 1854 Brazil, Venezuela *''

Bleptina confusaloides ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Poole, 1989 Venezuela *''

Bleptina cryptoleuca ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Prout, 1921 eastern Zaire *''

Bleptina dejecta ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *''

Bleptina diopis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' (Hampson, 1904) Bahamas *''

Bleptina eminens ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *''

Bleptina fasciata ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Dognin, 1914 Colombia *''

Bleptina flaviguttalis ''Bleptina flaviguttalis'' is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadian linguist, musician, and ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Arizona *''

Bleptina frontalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Walker, 1862 southern Africa *''

Bleptina hydrillalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Guenée, 1854 southern US, Central America, Antilles *''

Bleptina infausta ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1913 Costa Rica *''

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

'' Grote, 1872 Florida, Alabama, Texas *''

Bleptina intractalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Walker, 1862 southern Africa *''

Bleptina lasaea ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Druce, 1891 Panama, Costa Rica *'' Bleptina latona'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *'' Bleptina madopalis'' Guenée, 1854 *'' Bleptina malia'' Druce, 1891 Panama *'' Bleptina menalcasalis'' Walker,

/small> Antilles - Venezuela *''

Bleptina minimalis ''Bleptina minimalis'', the small owlet moth, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canad ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Arizona *'' Bleptina muricolor'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *'' Bleptina nisosalis'' Walker,

/small> *'' Bleptina niveigutta'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *'' Bleptina obscura'' Schaus, 1913 Costa Rica *'' Bleptina olearos'' Dognin, 1914 Colombia *'' Bleptina ophelasalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina pentheusalis'' Walker,

/small> Venezuela *''

Bleptina pithosalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fasci ...

'' Walker,

/small> *'' Bleptina pollesalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina pudesta'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *''

Bleptina sangamonia ''Bleptina sangamonia'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae species description, first described by William Barnes (entomologist), William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. It is found in the US from Illinois and Maryland, sou ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Illinois *'' Bleptina styrusalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina syrnialis'' Guenée, 1854 Brazil *'' Bleptina tenebrosa'' Mabille, 1900 *'' Bleptina vultura'' Schaus, 1916 Venezuela

References

Herminiinae Moth genera {{Herminiinae-stub