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Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 - Bent-winged Owlet Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930520		 MONA Number:
8370.00		 Other Common Name:
Variable Snout
Comments: One of seven species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010); three have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 28 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: Male Bleptina have simple but ciliate antennae, unlike those of many Herminiinae, which are often pectinate or possess a knot with spines (Forbes, 1954).
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Bleptina caradrinalisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have records for this species from essentially all habitats in the state, from maritime dune grasslands on the barrier islands to spruce-fir forests on the summits of our highest mountains. Open as well as forests are used, as are hardwood as well as conifer-dominated stands; wetlands as well as xeric barrens.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae probably feed mainly on dead leaves and other detritus, but the species has been reared on both herbacious and hardwood leaves (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Bleptina caradrinalis - Bent-winged Owlet Moth

 124 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-26
Wilson Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-08-19
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-17
Wilson Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06
Wilson Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-30
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-22
Wilson Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15
Yancey Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-07-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-19
Buncombe Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-07-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-05-17
Orange Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-02
Wilson Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-20
Carteret Co.
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Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Bleptina caradrinalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-28
Wilson Co.
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