Renia flavipunctalis

Renia flavipunctalis, the yellow-dotted renia, yellow-spotted renia or even-lined renia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found from southern Canada (from Nova Scotia west to Alberta) to Florida and Texas.

Renia flavipunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Renia
Species:	R. flavipunctalis
Binomial name
Renia flavipunctalis (Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
Renia phalerosalis (Walker, 1859) Renia heliusalis (Walker, 1859) Renia pastorialis Grote, 1872 Renia belfragei Grote, 1872 Renia exerta J. B. Smith, 1909 Renia atrimacula J. B. Smith, 1910 (form)

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation in the north-east.

The larvae feed on organic matter, including dead leaves of deciduous trees.

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.
• "930536.00 – 8384.1 – Renia flavipunctalis – Yellow-spotted Renia Moth – (Geyer, 1832)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (January 26, 2020). "Species Renia flavipunctalis - Yellow-spotted Renia - Hodges#8384.1". BugGuide. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G.; Robinson, E. "Species Details Renia flavipunctalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.