Coenophila opacifrons

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.

Coenophila opacifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
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)

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
    • Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Coenophila opacifrons". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
    • "933624.00 – 10988 – Coenophila opacifrons – Blueberry Dart Moth – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
    • McLeod, Robin (March 14, 2018). "Species Coenophila opacifrons - Blueberry Dart - Hodges#10988". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.


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