Glena cognataria

Glena cognataria
Scientific classification
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 umatillariaStrecker, 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.

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

References

1. Searcy, D. N. "Blueberry Gray Glena cognataria Geometeridae Hodges 6450" Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine . 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