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Renia flavipunctalis (Geyer, 1832) - Yellow-spotted Renia

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Herminiinae

P3 Number:
930536

MONA Number:
8384.10

Other Common Names:
Even-lined Renia, Yellow-dotted Renia

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come almost entirely from hardwood forests, ranging from dry to wet and rich to acidic.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on dead leaves and other detritus (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Renia flavipunctalis - Yellow-spotted Renia

36 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: R. Teper on 2025-05-26 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15 Rowan Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-06-03 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-02 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-12 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-02 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-10 Person Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-05-24 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-21 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-06 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-26 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-12 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-07-02 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-06-30 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-06-30 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-14 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-02 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-27 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-21 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-12 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-03 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2019-09-22 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-08-29 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-22 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-22 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-12 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-08-31 Guilford Co. Comment: