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