A Chocolate Renia Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2015). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
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Chocolate Renia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Chocolate Renia Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Chocolate Renia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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| Renia nemoralis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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Renia nemoralis, the tardy renia or chocolate renia moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the US from Illinois to south-eastern Massachusetts south to Florida and Texas. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.
The wingspan is 28–30 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on organic matter, including dead leaves.
External links
[edit]- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. ISBN 9780691150420.
- "930531.00 – 8380 – Renia nemoralis – Chocolate Renia Moth – Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- Eaton, Eric R. (July 1, 2009). "Species Renia nemoralis - Chocolate Renia Moth - Hodges#8380". BugGuide. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
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