Mona-8374
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Bleptina minimalis
small owlet moth
Bleptina minimalis, commonly known as the small owlet moth, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae. First described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912 (not 1812 as sometimes misstated), it occurs in North America. The species is assigned MONA/Hodges number 8374. As a member of subfamily Herminiinae, it belongs to a group commonly referred to as litter moths, which are typically associated with dead plant material.