''Aleptina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

. The genus was erected by

Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...

in 1902.

Species

* '' Aleptina aleptivoides'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) * ''

Aleptina arenaria ''Aleptina arenaria'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is only known from the White Sands National Park, Otero County, New Mexico. The length of the forewings is 10 mm for males and females. Adults are grey with normal noctuid transver ...

'' Metzler & Forbes, 2011 * ''

Aleptina clinopetes ''Aleptina clinopetes'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Arizona and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

'' (Dyar, 1920) * ''

Aleptina inca ''Aleptina inca'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from south-eastern California east to southern Arizona and western Texas. It is also found in Baja California. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane ...

'' Dyar, 1902 * ''

Aleptina junctimacula ''Aleptina junctimacula'' is a moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It was described by André Blanchard in 1984 and is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges num ...

'' Todd, Blanchard & Poole, 1984 * ''

Aleptina semiatra ''Aleptina semiatra'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of ...

'' (Smith, 1902)

References

Acronictinae Noctuoidea genera {{Acronictinae-stub