Lasionycta perplexa
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lasionycta |
| Species: | L. perplexa |
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| Lasionycta perplexa (Smith, 1888) | |
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Lasionycta perplexa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widely distributed from southern Alaska and Yukon in the north to California, Utah, and Colorado in the South. A disjunct population is found on the east coast of Hudson Bay at Kuujjuaraapik.
The habitat is conifer forest.
The wingspan is 33–35 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June through August.
The larvae feed on Alnus species.
External links
- A Revision of Lasionycta Aurivillius (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) for North America and notes on Eurasian species, with descriptions of 17 new species, 6 new subspecies, a new genus, and two new species of Tricholita Grote
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