Renia adspergillus

Renia adspergillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Renia
Species: R. adspergillus
Binomial name
Renia adspergillus
(Bosc, 1800)
Synonyms
  • Renia larvalis Grote, 1872
  • Renia restrictalis Grote, 1872


The Gray Renia (Renia adspergillus) is a litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Michigan to Quebec and south to Louisiana and Florida.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There are multiple generations in the south-east.

Larvae feed beneath a web of silk.

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