Coranarta cordigera (Thunberg, 1788) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 12:03 p.m.
This very rare and local species has not been seen in LG for a very long time. More than likely extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Coranarta > Species: Coranarta cordigera
- Vernacular names
- Blauw heide-uiltje (NL), Small Dark Yellow Underwing (EN), La Noctuelle cordigère (FR), Moor-Bunteule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 195.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 22–26 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva develops between June and September in open patches with often only low-growing vegetation. The pupa hibernates.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing in May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium uliginosum
The larvae feed on Vaccinium uliginosum, supposedly only rarely on other related species like Andromeda polifolia or Oxycoccus palustris.
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Habitat
It inhabits open and semi-open bogs and dwarf shrub heathland.
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