Renia salusalis

Renia salusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Renia
Species:	R. salusalis
Binomial name
Renia salusalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Renia brevirostralisGrote, 1872

Renia salusalis, the dotted renia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in the United States from Colorado, Ohio and Connecticut, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in the north. There is at least a partial second generation in New Jersey. There are multiple generations in Missouri.

The larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

References

• 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.
• "930529.00 – 8378 – Renia salusalis – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 31, 2020.