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Species Glena mcdunnougharia - Hodges#6454

Glena macdunnougharia - Glena mcdunnougharia - male Glena macdunnougharia - Glena mcdunnougharia - male Glena mcdunnougharia - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Boarmiini
Genus Glena
Species mcdunnougharia (Glena mcdunnougharia - Hodges#6454)
Hodges Number
6454
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Glena mcdunnougharia Sperry, 1952
Size
subspecies mcdunnougharia male forewing length 15-18 mm; female forewing length 15-19 mm (1)
subspecies kirkwoodaria male forewing lenght 11-16 mm; female forewing length 12-17 mm (1)
Identification
Detailed description by Rindge (1965) as subspecies mcdunnougharia and kirkwoodaria can be found at the link in citations below. (1)

Original description by Sperry (1952) can be found at link in citations below. (2)
Range
western New Mexico to southern California and north to Colorado, Utah and Nevada (1)
Habitat
subspecies mcdunnougharia is known from semi-arid regions (1)
Season
March thru September (1)
See Also
Glena quinquelinearia is most similar, including having a distinctly banded abdomen, however it is darker overall in color, the male antennae pectinations are shorter, and it is limited to Texas and New Mexico. (1)
Glena interpunctata is similar and its range largely overlaps the range of mcdunnougharia, however it is described by Rindge (1965) and Sperry (1952) without mention of noticeable banding of the abdomen, and the median line when present tends to merge toward the PM line at the inner margin. (1)(2)
Print References
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).
(1)
Works Cited
1.A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Glena (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Frederick H. Rindge. 1965. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 129(3).
2.Notes on the Genus Glena Hulst and Descriptions of New Species (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
John L. Sperry. 1952. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science, 51:71-78.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group