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Renia sobrialis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ7313235 ↗
Source-derived summary

Renia sobrialis, the sober renia, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Mississippi and Minnesota.

The wingspan is 24–27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on dead leaves.

Editorial summary

“Renia sobrialis” enters the record as species of insect. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Renia, sobrialis and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1859—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Renia, sobrialis and species.
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Why this record matters

“Renia sobrialis” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Renia, sobrialis and species provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7313235. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1859.

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This entry incorporates text from “Renia sobrialis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.