Bleninae is a monotypic subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. Its single genus, Blenina, was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Description Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with slight tufts at the base on the dorsum. Forewings short and square, with nearly rectangular apex. Inner margin lobed near base. Slight tufts of raised scaled can be seen on antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines and on discocellulars. The areole are long and narrow. The retinaculum is bar shaped in the male. Hindwings with veins 2, 3, 4 and 5 arise from lower angle of cell.
Species Blenina accipiens Walker, Blenina albifascia Pinhey, 1968 Blenina angulipennis (Moore, 1882) Blenina astarte (Fawcett, 1916) Blenina brevicosta Prout, 1921 Blenina chloromelana (Mabille, 1890) Blenina chlorophila Hampson, 1905 Blenina chrysochlora (Walker, 1865) Blenina diagona Hampson, 1912 Blenina donans Walker, Blenina ephesioides Pagenstecher, 1886 Blenina friederici Gaede, 1935 Blenina fumosa Swinhoe, 1905 Blenina hyblaeoides Kenrick, 1917 Blenina lichenopa (Meyrick, 1897) Blenina lichenosa Moore, 1877 Blenina malachitis Hampson, 1905 Blenina malagasy Viette, 1979 Blenina metanyctea Hampson, 1905 Blenina metascia Hampson, 1914 Blenina miota Hampson, 1905 Blenina mniois Proute, 1925 Blenina obliquinaria Hampson, 1912 Blenina puloa Swinhoe, 1901 Blenina quadripuncta Hampson, 1902 Blenina quinaria Moore, 1882 Blenina richardi Viette, 1958 Blenina samphirophora Turner, 1920 Blenina senex (Butler, 1878) Blenina smaragdina Bethune-Baker, 1906 Blenina squamifera (Wallengren, 1860) Blenina viridata Bethune-Baker, 1906
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