Biology:Coenophila opacifrons

Short description: Species of moth

Coenophila opacifrons
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Coenophila
Species:	C. opacifrons
Binomial name
Coenophila opacifrons (Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
Agrotis opacifrons Grote, 1878 Eugraphe subrosea opacifrons Coenophila opacifrons Semiophora opacifrons (Grote, 1878) Graphiphora opacifrons (Grote, 1878) Anomogyna opacifrons (Grote, 1878)

Coenophila opacifrons, the blueberry dart or plain-faced blueberry dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in North America from Labrador and Newfoundland, south to New Jersey, west across the boreal forest to eastern British Columbia, south in the mountains to southern Montana.

The wingspan is 32–38 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Chamaedaphne calyculata, Vaccinium and Myrica gale.

References

• "Species Details Coenophila opacifrons". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6158. 
• "933624.00 – 10988 – Coenophila opacifrons – Blueberry Dart Moth – (Grote, 1878)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=10988. 
• McLeod, Robin (March 14, 2018). "Species Coenophila opacifrons - Blueberry Dart - Hodges#10988". https://bugguide.net/node/view/220892. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5140772 entry