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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930538		 MONA Number:
8386.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
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)
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Occurs essentially statewide in North Carolina, but is uncommon at higher elevations in the Mountains.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Renia adspergillusAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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 SNR [S4S5]
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

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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-10-01
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-20
Wake Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-25
Wilson Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-06
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: R. Teper on 2025-05-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Salman Abdulali on 2025-04-19
Pitt Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-17
Carteret Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-26
Alamance Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-07-25
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-25
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-11
Wake Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-05-27
Jackson Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-07
Orange Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-01
Wilson Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-13
Wilson Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-16
Orange Co.
Comment:
Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Renia adspergillus
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
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