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Glacies coracina (black mountain moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Glacies coracina, the black mountain moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in northern Europe and in mountainous areas from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland and northern Russia to Japan. It is also present in Great Britain, Romania and Bulgaria and in the Alps. It is found on altitudes of up to 3,000 meters. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August and are day active. There is one generation per year. The larva feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants, including Betula nana and Empetrum nigrum.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Calluna vulgaris (heather)[1]
Empetrum nigrum (black crowberry)[1]
Erica tetralix (crossleaf heath)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0