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Geometridae
91a0849 – 6453   Glena quinquelinearia (Packard, 1874)
             Five-lined Gray

© Valerie G. Bugh
Distribution: Possibly restricted to TX with reports west of TX representing misidentifications.
Type locality: Texas.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Cymatophora quinquelinearia Packard, 1874
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Packard, A.S., 1874. Descriptions of New North American Phalaenidae. Sixth Annual report of the trustees of the Peabody Academy of Science, p. 51.
  • Rindge, F.H., 1965. A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Glena (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 129(3): 267-306.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Glena quinquelinearia
© Kelly Mortensen
Glena quinquelinearia
© Kelly Mortensen
Glena quinquelinearia
© Valerie G. Bugh
Glena quinquelinearia
© Mike Quinn
Glena quinquelinearia
33mm – © Jim Vargo
Glena quinquelinearia
31mm – © McGuire Center Coll. (Covell Coll.)

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