Moths of North Carolina
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265 NC Records

Renia adspergillus (Bosc, [1800]) - Speckled Renia Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930538.00 MONA Number: 8386.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color is gray without any brown tint; paler in the spring and "mouse gray" (dark gray) in the summer (Forbes, 1954). The antemedian is strongly scalloped and excurved. The postmedian is dentate but not marked by dots. The subterminal is clay-colored and usually broken, with thick dots on the veins. It is also preceded but not followed by a dark shade. The reniform is yellow and outlined in black; sometimes entirely black. The hindwing is concolorous.
Wingspan: 30 mm, spring males; 25 mm, summer males; 27 mm, spring females; 23 mm, summer females (Forbes, 1954)
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 from most types of habitat found in the state but with only a couple from the High Mountains. Both forested and open sites are used, and xeric as well as wet-to-mesic habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on dead leaves and other organic debris (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S5
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 adspergillus - Speckled Renia Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-09
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Brian Bockhahn on 2022-06-07
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-05
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-05-28
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-06
Guilford Co.
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