Biology:Lasionycta poca

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Short description: Species of moth

Lasionycta poca
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Female
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Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lasionycta
Species:
L. poca
Binomial name
Lasionycta poca
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Anarta poca Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
  • Lasiestra leucocycla poca McDunnough, 1938
  • Lasiestra poca Franclemont and Todd, 1983
  • Lasionycta leucocycla poca Lafontaine et al., 1986

Lasionycta poca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1923. It is found throughout the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, westward to the Coast Range in western British Columbia and southward in the Cascades to Okanogan County, Washington (state) .

It is predominantly alpine and is most common near timberline, but occasional specimens are collected in nearby forest.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June through August.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6493452 entry