Antiblemma rufinans, the live oak antiblemma, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in dry, sandy woodlands, barrens, and scrub forests of the southern Florida plain. It is also present in South America, Cuba and Jamaica.
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Antiblemma rufinans (Guenée, 1852)
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The larvae feed on live oak species.
References
edit- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- Barnes, Matthew J. C. (May 24, 2002). "Antiblemma rufinans". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "931093.00 – 8577 – Antiblemma rufinans – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.