Glena cognataria

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 is 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]

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 umatillaria Strecker, 1899

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
  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


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