A Sociable Renia Moth.
A Sociable Renia Moth in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (7/31/2016).
A Sociable Renia Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (8/9/2013). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
A Sociable Renia Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (8/9/2013). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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66 Records
Status
"Common in western Maryland mountains, rare eastward" (Glaser, 2005).
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A Sociable Renia Moth.
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A Sociable Renia Moth in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (7/31/2016).
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Tom Murray.
A Sociable Renia Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (8/9/2013). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Charley Eiseman.
A Sociable Renia Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (8/9/2013). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Renia factiosalis | |
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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. factiosalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Renia factiosalis (Walker, 1859)
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Renia factiosalis, the dark-banded renia or sociable renia moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from southern Canada to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There is one generation in the north-east, two generations in Missouri and multiple generations in the south.
The larvae feed on organic matter, including dead leaves.
References
[edit]- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- "930530.00 – 8379 – Renia factiosalis – Sociable Renia Moth – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (January 26, 2020). "Species Renia factiosalis - Sociable Renia - Hodges#8379". BugGuide. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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