Biology:Renia adspergillus
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. adspergillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Renia adspergillus (Bosc, 1800)
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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.
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.
- "930538.00 – 8386 – Renia adspergillus – Speckled Renia Moth – (Bosc, [1800)"]. Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8386.
- Boone, Mike (January 26, 2020). "Species Renia adspergillus - Speckled Renia Moth - Hodges#8386". http://bugguide.net/node/view/24356.
Wikidata ☰ Q7313223 entry
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