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Genus Renia

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Renia
Numbers
13 species in North America (Nearctica.com)
4 species in Canada (CBIF)
Range
North America east of the Rockies
See Also
other members of the subfamily Herminiinae
Internet References
pinned adult images of the 4 species occurring in Canada (CBIF)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 3 February, 2005 - 4:33pm

The
larvae of several members of this genus eat "dead leaves of deciduous trees" including the following:

Renia discoloralis (Guenée, 1854)
Renia factiosalis (Walker, 1859)
Renia flavipunctalis (Geyer, 1832)
Renia nemoralis (Barnes and McDunnough, 1918)
Renia sobrialis (Walker, 1859)

[Source: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/rb1192/all.asp?sort=scientific]
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 8 January, 2008 - 3:17pm

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