Antiblemma rufinans

Antiblemma rufinans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Antiblemma
Species:	A. rufinans
Binomial name
	Antiblemma rufinans; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Antiblemma torrida (Walker, 1865); Antiblemma lara (H. Druce, 1890); Antiblemma astyla (Möschler, 1890); Antiblemma punctivena (J. B. Smith, 1900); Antiblemma discerpta (Walker, 1858) (form); Antiblemma marita (Schaus, 1901) (form);

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.

The larvae feed on live oak species.

References

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.

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