Aporophyla lueneburgensis (Freyer, 1848)

northern deep-brown dart

onCalluna, ? etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Ericaceae, ? monophagous

Calluna vulgaris.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Rosenbauer ao.

synonyms

The status of Aporophyla lueneburgensis and A. lutulenta is moot. Some authors state there is but one species, lutulenta. The prevailing opinion sees a geographically vicariant species pair, lueneburgensis in NW Europe, lutulenta in SE Europa.

references

Lepiforum (2021), Rosenbauer, Heinecke, Boczki & Kostewitz (2015a).