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Bleptina caradrinalis, the bent-winged owlet or variable snout moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1852. 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.

Bleptina caradrinalis
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
Synonyms
Bleptina cloniasalis

The wingspan is 22–32 millimetres (0.87–1.26 in). Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

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

References

External links

• Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Bleptina caradrinalisa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
• "930520.00 – 8370 – Bleptina caradrinalis – Bent-winged Owlet Moth – Guenée, 1854". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
• Mention of range outside of North America

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