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title: "Discolored Renia Moth"
description: "Renia discoloralis — Insecten en spinnen. Renia discoloralis, the discolored renia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/discolored-renia-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Discolored Renia Moth

> Renia discoloralis — Insecten en spinnen. Renia discoloralis, the discolored renia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Renia discoloralis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7891
- Wikidata: [Q7313222](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7313222)
- iNaturalist taxon: [201836](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201836)

## Names

- en: Discolored Renia Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (1711), CA (130), MX (10)

## Summary

Renia discoloralis, the discolored renia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the United States from Missouri to southern New England, south to at least North Carolina and possibly Florida and Texas, but this might be an unnamed relative.
The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on detritus, including dead leaves.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renia_discoloralis

## Photo

![Discolored Renia Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/discolored-renia-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301703437

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/discolored-renia-moth?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).