Lasionycta uniformis

Lasionycta uniformis
Lasionycta uniformis uniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species: L. uniformis
Binomial name
Lasionycta uniformis
(Smith, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Scotogramma uniformis Smith, 1893b
  • Lasiestra uniformis McDunnough, 1938
  • Lasionycta uniformis Lafontaine et al., 1986

Lasionycta uniformis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widely distributed in the mountains of western North America. It occurs from southern Yukon to northern California and Colorado, with an isolated population in eastern Quebec.

Lasionycta uniformis handfieldi
Lasionycta uniformis shasta
Lasionycta uniformis fusca
Lasionycta uniformis multicolor

It flies over alpine tundra and is most common on rocky slopes near treeline. It is predominantly nocturnal, is attracted to light and can be found feeding at Silene acaulis. Adults have been collected from.

Adults are on wing from early July to late August.

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