Renia flavipunctalis

Renia flavipunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Renia
Species: R. flavipunctalis
Binomial name
Renia flavipunctalis
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Renia phalerosalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Renia heliusalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Renia pastorialis Grote, 1872
  • Renia belfragei Grote, 1872
  • Renia exerta J. B. Smith, 1909
  • Renia atrimacula J. B. Smith, 1910 (form)

The Yellow-dotted Renia or Even-lined Renia (Renia flavipunctalis) is a litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from southern Canada (from Nova Scotia west to Alberta) to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation in the north-east.

The larvae feed on organic matter, including dead leaves of deciduous trees.


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