Lasionycta luteola

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Lasionycta luteola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species:
L. luteola
Binomial name
Lasionycta luteola
(Smith, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Scotogramma luteolaSmith, 1893b
  • Lasiestra luteolaMcDunnough 1938

Lasionycta luteola is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from northern Washington and south-western Alberta northward to south-western Yukon.

It is found in the alpine tundra. Adults are predominantly nocturnal but also fly during the day and feed on nectar of Silene acaulis .

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.


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