Biology:Lasionycta discolor

Short description: Species of moth

Lasionycta discolor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Lasionycta
Species:	L. discolor
Binomial name
Lasionycta discolor (Smith, 1899)
Synonyms
Scotogramma discolor Smith, 1899 Lasiestra discolor McDunnough, 1938 Lasionycta discolor Lafontaine et al., 1986 Lasiestra klotsi Richards, 1943 Lasionycta klotsi Lafontaine et al., 1986

Lasionycta discolor is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It occurs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and on the Beartooth Plateau in Wyoming.

It flies over alpine tundra and is both diurnal and nocturnal.

Adults are on wing in late July.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6493399 entry