Forbes' renia

Forbes’ Renia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Renia
Species: R. n. sp. nr. discoloralis
Binomial name
Renia n. sp. nr. discoloralis

Forbes’ Renia (also known as Renia n. sp. nr. discoloralis, since it has not been formally described yet) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Delaware Bay region of New Jersey, USA southward into Gulf States.

There are two generations per year in most of its range.

The larvae feed on organic matter, including dead leaves.

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