Bleptina inferior

Bleptina inferior
Scientific classification
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

1. "Bleptina inferior Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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.

Further reading

• 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.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Bleptina inferior