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DeutschBleptina caradrinalis
| Bleptina caradrinalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Bleptina |
| Species: | B. caradrinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1852 | |
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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 Arizona. Furthermore, it is found from southern North America south to Brazil and on the Antilles.
The wingspan is 22–32 millimetres (0.87–1.26 in). Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of barberry, clover and hickory.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Bleptina caradrinalisa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "930520.00 – 8370 – Bleptina caradrinalis – Bent-winged Owlet Moth – Guenée, 1854". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- Mention of range outside of North America Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
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