Renia nemoralis, the tardy renia or chocolate renia moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the US from Illinois to south-eastern Massachusetts south to Florida and Texas. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.

Renia nemoralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Renia
Species:
R. nemoralis
Binomial name
Renia nemoralis

The wingspan is 28–30 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on organic matter, including dead leaves.

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  • Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. ISBN 9780691150420.
  • "930531.00 – 8380 – Renia nemoralis – Chocolate Renia Moth – Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  • Eaton, Eric R. (July 1, 2009). "Species Renia nemoralis - Chocolate Renia Moth - Hodges#8380". BugGuide. Retrieved June 16, 2019.