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Renia nemoralis

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Renia nemoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Renia
Species:
R. nemoralis
Binomial name
Renia nemoralis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918


The Tardy Renia (Renia nemoralis) is a litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Illinois to south-eastern Massachusetts south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 28-30 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on organic matter, including dead leaves.