Biology:Coenophila opacifrons
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Coenophila |
| Species: | C. opacifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Coenophila opacifrons (Grote, 1878)
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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
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