Bleptina inferior Grote, 1872
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Synonyms
Hodges #8371 
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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 medialis Smith, 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.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Bleptina inferior Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "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.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.
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