Renia adspergillus

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Renia adspergillus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Renia
Species:
R. adspergillus
Binomial name
Renia adspergillus
(Bosc, 1800)
Synonyms
  • Renia larvalisGrote, 1872
  • Renia restrictalisGrote, 1872

Renia adspergillus, the gray renia or speckled renia moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc in 1800. It is found in North America from Michigan to Quebec and south to Louisiana and Florida.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There are multiple generations in the southeast.

Larvae feed beneath a web of silk.

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