Bleptina inferior explained

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]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bleptina inferior Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-21.
2. Web site: Bleptina inferior Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 2018-01-21.
3. Web site: Bleptina inferior Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 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. Web site: Bleptina inferior, Hodges 8371. North American Moth Photographers Group. 2018-01-21.