Bleptina caradrinalis

Bleptina caradrinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Bleptina
Species: B. caradrinalis
Binomial name
Bleptina caradrinalis
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Bleptina cloniasalis

The bent-winged owlet or variable snout moth (Bleptina caradrinalis) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, south to Arizona. Furthermore, it is found from southern North America south to Brazil and on the Antilles.

The wingspan is 22–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of barberry, clover and hickory.

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