Bleninae is a

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of the

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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Nolidae Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...

. Its single genus, ''Blenina'', was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.

Description

Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with slight tufts at the base on the dorsum. Forewings short and square, with nearly rectangular apex. Inner margin lobed near base. Slight tufts of raised scaled can be seen on antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines and on discocellulars. The areole are long and narrow. The retinaculum is bar shaped in the male. Hindwings with veins 2, 3, 4 and 5 arise from lower angle of cell.

Species

*'' Blenina accipiens'' Walker,

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/small> *'' Blenina albifascia'' Pinhey, 1968 *'' Blenina angulipennis'' (Moore, 1882) *'' Blenina astarte'' (Fawcett, 1916) *'' Blenina brevicosta'' Prout, 1921 *'' Blenina chloromelana'' (Mabille, 1890) *'' Blenina chlorophila'' Hampson, 1905 *'' Blenina chrysochlora'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Blenina diagona'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Blenina donans'' Walker,

/small> *'' Blenina ephesioides'' Pagenstecher, 1886 *'' Blenina friederici'' Gaede, 1935 *'' Blenina fumosa'' Swinhoe, 1905 *'' Blenina hyblaeoides'' Kenrick, 1917 *'' Blenina lichenopa'' (Meyrick, 1897) *'' Blenina lichenosa'' Moore, 1877 *'' Blenina malachitis'' Hampson, 1905 *'' Blenina malagasy'' Viette, 1979 *'' Blenina metanyctea'' Hampson, 1905 *'' Blenina metascia'' Hampson, 1914 *'' Blenina miota'' Hampson, 1905 *'' Blenina mniois'' Proute, 1925 *'' Blenina obliquinaria'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Blenina puloa'' Swinhoe, 1901 *'' Blenina quadripuncta'' Hampson, 1902 *'' Blenina quinaria'' Moore, 1882 *'' Blenina richardi'' Viette, 1958 *'' Blenina samphirophora'' Turner, 1920 *'' Blenina senex'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Blenina smaragdina'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 *'' Blenina squamifera'' (Wallengren, 1860) *'' Blenina viridata'' Bethune-Baker, 1906

References

Bleninae {{Nolidae-stub