Glena cognataria

Glena cognataria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Glena
Species:
G. cognataria
Binomial name
Glena cognataria
(Hübner, 1824-31)
Synonyms
  • Anagoga cognataria Hubner, 1831
  • Aspilates acidaliaria Walker, 1863
  • Diastictis crassata Hulst, 1896
  • Aspilates inflexaria Walker, 1863
  • Selidosema insaria Dyar, 1909
  • Selidosema muricolor Hulst, 1896
  • Anisodes umatillaria Strecker, 1899

Glena cognataria, the blueberry gray moth, is a moth native to North America. It ranges from Florida to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Its larvae are hosted on blueberry.[1][2] The habitat consists of bogs and pine barrens. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

The length of the forewings is about 13–15 mm. Adults are greyish brown with a pink or violet tint and weak wing markings.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on blueberry, as well as many hardwood species including oak, maple, cherry, willow and poplar.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Searcy, D. N. "Blueberry Gray Glena cognataria Geometeridae Hodges 6450". Wildflowers of the Escambia. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Glena cognataria (Hübner, 1824-31)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Bug Guide