Glena cognataria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Glena |
Species: | G. cognataria
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Binomial name | |
Glena cognataria (
Hübner, 1824-31)
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Synonyms | |
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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.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on blueberry, as well as many hardwood species including oak, maple, cherry, willow and poplar. [4]
Glena cognataria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Glena |
Species: | G. cognataria
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Binomial name | |
Glena cognataria (
Hübner, 1824-31)
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Synonyms | |
|
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.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on blueberry, as well as many hardwood species including oak, maple, cherry, willow and poplar. [4]