Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Erebidae Members:	Renia Members:	174 NC Records
Renia sobrialis (Walker, 1859) - Sober Renia Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Herminiinae

P3 Number: 930539

MONA Number: 8387.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD
Adult Markings: The ground color is a dark, smoky gray with little or no contrasts (Forbes, 1954). The antemedian and postmedian are inconspicuous but darker than the ground color and either dentate or irregular. In our specimens, the subterminal often consists of narrow white dots. The orbicular and reniform are yellowish or orange; the reniform can have large, dark central spots that sometimes forms a connected lunule.
Wingspan: 25 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: The males are distinctive, with the knot in the antennae occurring just beyond the midpoint of the shaft (Forbes, 1954). The palps in both sexes have a curved second segment, with those of the females contrasting with those of most others in this genus which are generally long and projecting straight foward.
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: The majority of our records come from Longleaf Pine savannas, seeps, bog, shorelines, and other open, wet, herb-dominated habitats

Larval Host Plants: Probably feeds on dead leaves and other organic debris like other members of this genus - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5

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 sobrialis - Sober Renia Moth		Photos: 7
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16 New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-03 Sampson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-03 Sampson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-06-06 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2015-08-10 Cherokee Co. Comment:	Recorded by: j.wyche on 2013-09-02 Gates Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2011-07-06 Ashe Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Renia sobrialis - Sober Renia Moth