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