Glena cognataria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Glena |
| Species: | G. cognataria
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| Glena cognataria (Hübner, 1824-31)
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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]
References
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- ^ Searcy, D. N. "Blueberry Gray Glena cognataria Geometeridae Hodges 6450". Wildflowers of the Escambia. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Glena cognataria (Hübner, 1824-31)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bug Guide
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