Moths of North Carolina
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63 NC Records

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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930536 MONA Number: 8384.10
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)

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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 S3S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Renia flavipunctalis - Yellow-spotted Renia Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-06-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-10
Person Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-05-24
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-26
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-07-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-06-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-06-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-14
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-27
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-03
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2019-09-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-08-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-22
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-22
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-12
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-08-31
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2018-07-02
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2017-08-06
Orange Co.
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