Glenoides texanaria

Glenoides texanaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Glenoides
Species: G. texanaria
Binomial name
Glenoides texanaria
(Hulst, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Tephrosia texanaria Hulst, 1888

Glenoides texanaria, the Texas gray moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Virginia to Florida and from Missouri to Texas.[1]

The wingspan is 16–24 mm. The wings are grey with fine black lines. Both wings have warm brown shading in the subterminal area.[2] Adults are mainly on wing from January to April and from June to December in Florida.[3]

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