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Erebidae
930529 – 8378   Renia salusalis (Walker, 1859)

- FWL: ~16mm - FL - DNA - © Peter Homann
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • salusalis Walker 1859 (Herminia) - MONA 1983: 8378
  • brevirostralis Grote 1872 (Renia)
  • 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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