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Blenina quinaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Blenina
Species:	B. quinaria
Binomial name
Blenina quinaria Moore, 1882
Synonyms
Blenina quinaria ab. aperta Warren, 1913 Blenina quinaria ab. irrorata Warren, 1913 Blenina quinaria ab. nigrosignata Warren, 1913 Blenina quinaria ab. rufitincta Warren, 1913 Blenina quinaria ab. semipallens Warren, 1913

Blenina quinaria is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas of India, western China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and Japan (Kyushu: Oita, Kumamoto).

The wingspan is 35–40 mm.

The larvae feed on Pterocarya species.

References

1. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive. With image at Plate V, Figure 5.
2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Blenina quinaria Moore, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
3. "Blenina quinaria Moore, 1881 アジアキノカワガ". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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5. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Blenina quinaria Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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