Bleptina caradrinalis — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

General Description

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A small (2.2-3.2 cm wingspan) dark grey-brown or purple brown moth. The male has rather narrow, pointed forewings, with the costa decidedly concave in the center (not as much so in the female). The antemedian and postmedian lines are jagged and rather indistinct, the median line is diffuse, and the subterminal line is narrow and yellowish and stands out against the dark ground. The orbicular is small or absent, and the reniform is larger and much more prominent, especially in the male. The hindwings are as dark as the forewings, crossed by two indistinct darker bands. The antennae are simple and ciliate; both sexes are similar but the female has a broader and less modified forewing.
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Distribution

Distribution

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Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, south to Arizona. In Alberta, it has been collected from the wooded areas of valeys of the southern grasslands (Milk River) north into the southern Boreal forest to the Lac la Biche area.
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National Distribution

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Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

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Wooded and shrubby areas, especially near water.
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Trophic Strategy

Trophic Strategy

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No Alberta data. Elsewhere reported to feed on dead deciduous leaves; also Barberry (Berberis), clover (Trifolium) and hickory (Carya) leaves.
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Life History and Behavior

Cyclicity

Cyclicity

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Adults are on the wing late June and July.
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Life Cycle

Life Cycle

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Adults are nocturnal and come to light.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Bleptina caradrinalis

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 21 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
XAC460-04|04HBL006460|Bleptina caradrinalis| ---------------------------------------ACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGAATAGTAGGAACTTCTTTA---AGATTATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGTAATCCTGGATCATTAATTGGTGAT---GATCAAATTTATAATACAATTGTTACTGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTCATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTCTTATA---TTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTACTTCCTCCATCTTTAACTTTATTAATTTCAAGAAGAATTGTAGAAAACGGAGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCCCCACTTTCATCTAATATTGCTCATGGAGGAAGATCAGTAGATTTA---GCTATTTTCTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGAATTTCCTCTATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACAATTATTAATATACGATTAAATAATTTATCATTTGATCAAATACCTTTATTTGTCTGAGCTGTAGGAATTACAGCATTTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGA---GCTATTACTATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAATCTAAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Bleptina caradrinalis

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 8
Species: 141
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

Conservation Status

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No concerns
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National NatureServe Conservation Status

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Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

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NatureServe Conservation Status

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Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

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Wikipedia

Bleptina caradrinalis

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The Bent-winged Owlet or Variable Snout-Moth (Bleptina caradrinalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae 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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