Biology:Glena plumosaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Glena plumosaria
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Glena
Species:
G. plumosaria
Binomial name
Glena plumosaria
(Packard, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Cymatophora plumosaria Packard, 1874

Glena plumosaria, the dainty gray moth or plumose gray moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.[1]

The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm for males and about 16 mm for females. The ground colour is light grey, heavily overlain with greyish brown and brown scales. The hindwings are concolorous with the forewings.[2] Adults are on wing from March to October.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13552524 entry