Biology:Lasionycta discolor

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Short description: Species of moth

Lasionycta discolor
Lasionycta discolor.JPG
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q6493399 entry