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 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 <small>Walker, [1859]</small> Puerto Rico
- Bleptina aeatusalis <small>Walker, 1859</small> Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
- Bleptina albidiscalis <small>Warren, 1889</small> Brazil (Amazonas)
- Bleptina antinoe <small>Druce, 1891</small> Panama
- Bleptina araealis <small>(Hampson, 1901)</small> Florida, Antilles
- Bleptina athusalis <small>Schaus, 1916</small> Cuba
- Bleptina atymnusalis <small>(Walker, [1859])</small>
- Bleptina baracoana <small>Schaus, 1916</small> Cuba
- Bleptina bogesalis <small>Walker, 1859</small> Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
- Bleptina caradrinalis <small>Guen̩e, 1854</small> southern US - Brazil, Antilles, Venezuela, Puerto Rico Рbent-winged owlet moth
- Bleptina carlona <small>Schaus, 1916</small> Cuba
- Bleptina clara <small>Schaus, 1906</small> Brazil (Paraná)
- Bleptina confusalis <small>Guenée, 1854</small> Brazil, Venezuela
- Bleptina confusaloides <small>Poole, 1989</small> Venezuela
- Bleptina cryptoleuca <small>Prout, 1921</small> eastern Zaire
- Bleptina dejecta <small>Schaus, 1916</small> French Guiana
- Bleptina diopis <small>(Hampson, 1904)</small> Bahamas
- Bleptina eminens <small>Schaus, 1916</small> French Guiana
- Bleptina fasciata <small>Dognin, 1914</small> Colombia
- Bleptina flaviguttalis <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1912</small> Arizona
- Bleptina frontalis <small>Walker, 1862</small> southern Africa
- Bleptina hydrillalis <small>Guenée, 1854</small> southern US, Central America, Antilles
- Bleptina infausta <small>Schaus, 1913</small> Costa Rica
- Bleptina inferior <small>Grote, 1872</small> Florida, Alabama, Texas
- Bleptina intractalis <small>Walker, 1862</small> southern Africa
- Bleptina lasaea <small>Druce, 1891</small> Panama, Costa Rica
- Bleptina latona <small>Schaus, 1916</small> French Guiana
- Bleptina madopalis <small>Guenée, 1854</small>
- Bleptina malia <small>Druce, 1891</small> Panama
- Bleptina menalcasalis <small>Walker, [1859]</small> Antilles - Venezuela
- Bleptina minimalis <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1912</small> Arizona
- Bleptina muricolor <small>Schaus, 1916</small> Cuba
- Bleptina nisosalis <small>Walker, [1859]</small>
- Bleptina niveigutta <small>Schaus, 1916</small> French Guiana
- Bleptina obscura <small>Schaus, 1913</small> Costa Rica
- Bleptina olearos <small>Dognin, 1914</small> Colombia
- Bleptina ophelasalis <small>Walker, 1859</small> Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
- Bleptina pentheusalis <small>Walker, [1859]</small> Venezuela
- Bleptina pithosalis <small>Walker, [1859]</small>
- Bleptina pollesalis <small>Walker, 1859</small> Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
- Bleptina pudesta <small>Schaus, 1916</small> Cuba
- Bleptina sangamonia <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1912</small> Illinois
- Bleptina styrusalis <small>Walker, 1859</small> Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
- Bleptina syrnialis <small>Guenée, 1854</small> Brazil
- Bleptina tenebrosa <small>Mabille, 1900</small>
- Bleptina vultura <small>Schaus, 1916</small> Venezuela
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