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Erebidae
930529 – 8378   Renia salusalis (Walker, 1859)

- FWL: ~16mm - FL - DNA - © Peter Homann
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Synonymy: Herminia salusalis Walker, 1859
Renia brevirostralis Grote, 1872
Taxonomic Notes: Renia salusalis (Walker, 1859) currently is known to range throughout the southeast but DNA barcoding suggests that specimens from Florida and Alabama may constitute a a separate species. The type locality is unknown so which population would represent the undescribed species is likewise unknown.
References
Renia salusalis
- DNA - © Peter Homann
Renia salusalis
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Renia salusalis
- 27mm – © Jim Vargo
Renia salusalis
diagnostic palpi – © Jim Vargo

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