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Species Renia flavipunctalis - Yellow-spotted Renia - Hodges#8384.1

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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
Species flavipunctalis (Yellow-spotted Renia - Hodges#8384.1)
Hodges Number
8384.1
Range
North America east of the Rockies
Habitat
deciduous woodlands, on or close to the ground
Season
adults fly from June to August
Food
larvae feed on dead leaves of deciduous trees (Ohio State U.)
See Also
other members of the subfamily Herminiinae
Internet References
live adult image (Steve Walter)