''Bleptina'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

litter moth The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushroom ...

s of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. It was erected by

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...

in 1854.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fasciculated (bundled) in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Forewings with somewhat acute apex. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing (fusing) to form the areole, which is short and broad or long and narrow. Vein 10 sometimes given off beyond it. Hindwings with vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.

Species

*'' Bleptina acastusalis'' Walker,

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/small> Puerto Rico *'' Bleptina aeatusalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina albidiscalis'' Warren, 1889 Brazil (Amazonas) *'' Bleptina antinoe'' Druce, 1891 Panama *'' Bleptina araealis'' (Hampson, 1901) Florida, Antilles *'' Bleptina athusalis'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *'' Bleptina atymnusalis'' (Walker,

*'' Bleptina baracoana'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *'' Bleptina bogesalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *''

Bleptina caradrinalis ''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 A ...

'' Guenée, 1854 southern US - Brazil, Antilles, Venezuela, Puerto Rico – bent-winged owlet moth *'' Bleptina carlona'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *''

Bleptina clara ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1906 Brazil (Paraná) *'' Bleptina confusalis'' Guenée, 1854 Brazil, Venezuela *'' Bleptina confusaloides'' Poole, 1989 Venezuela *'' Bleptina cryptoleuca'' Prout, 1921 eastern Zaire *''

Bleptina dejecta ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *''

Bleptina diopis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' (Hampson, 1904) Bahamas *''

Bleptina eminens ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *''

Bleptina fasciata ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Dognin, 1914 Colombia *''

Bleptina flaviguttalis ''Bleptina flaviguttalis'' is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadians, Canadian Linguistics, ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Arizona *''

Bleptina frontalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Walker, 1862 southern Africa *''

Bleptina hydrillalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Guenée, 1854 southern US, Central America, Antilles *''

Bleptina infausta ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Schaus, 1913 Costa Rica *''

Bleptina inferior ''Bleptina inferior'', the inferior owlet moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872 and is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Iowa to Massachusetts, south to Texas ...

'' Grote, 1872 Florida, Alabama, Texas *''

Bleptina intractalis ''Bleptina'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae fascicu ...

'' Walker, 1862 southern Africa *'' Bleptina lasaea'' Druce, 1891 Panama, Costa Rica *'' Bleptina latona'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *'' Bleptina madopalis'' Guenée, 1854 *'' Bleptina malia'' Druce, 1891 Panama *'' Bleptina menalcasalis'' Walker,

/small> Antilles - Venezuela *'' Bleptina minimalis'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Arizona *'' Bleptina muricolor'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *'' Bleptina nisosalis'' Walker,

/small> *'' Bleptina niveigutta'' Schaus, 1916 French Guiana *'' Bleptina obscura'' Schaus, 1913 Costa Rica *''

Bleptina olearos ''Bleptina'' is a genus of Herminiinae, litter moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854. Description Palpi with second joint reaching far above vertex of head. Third joint long with a tuft of hair on inner side. Ant ...

'' Dognin, 1914 Colombia *'' Bleptina ophelasalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina pentheusalis'' Walker,

/small> Venezuela *'' Bleptina pithosalis'' Walker,

/small> *'' Bleptina pollesalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina pudesta'' Schaus, 1916 Cuba *'' Bleptina sangamonia'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Illinois *'' Bleptina styrusalis'' Walker, 1859 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) *'' Bleptina syrnialis'' Guenée, 1854 Brazil *'' Bleptina tenebrosa'' Mabille, 1900 *'' Bleptina vultura'' Schaus, 1916 Venezuela

References

Herminiinae Noctuoidea genera {{Herminiinae-stub